Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Denmark counterpart Mette Frederiksen held a virtual summit on September 28, where the two leaders reviewed the full range of bilateral ties between the two countries.
The two leaders discussed an array of issues that included cooperation in sectors of energy, trade and commerce and agreed to elevate the ties to to a “green strategic partnership” focusing on expanding economic ties, green growth and cooperation on global challenges such as climate change.
During the India-Denmark Summit today @Statsmin Mette Frederiksen and I reviewed the full range of bilateral ties between our nations. We look forward to having a strong Green Strategic Partnership with Denmark and improving ties in sectors like trade, commerce and energy. pic.twitter.com/19cXGG5Ikg
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 28, 2020
They also agreed to expand the collaboration between the two countries in combating COVID19 and future pandemics.
In light of this, The Hindu newspaper had carried an article with the headline “India’s COVID19 scenario very very difficult, says Danish Prime Minister”.
This article was tweeted by The Hindu’s official Twitter handle with the caption “Denmark on Monday expressed deep concern regarding the COVID19 situation in India.”
However, the Danish Prime Minister had only acknowledged how difficult it is to control the pandemic in India. She said “The situation is very very difficult for you.”
The Hindu had tried to twist a comment made by the Danish Prime Minister in order to cast aspersions on the COVID19 situation in India.
Reacting to this, Denmark’s Ambassador to India H. E. Freddy Svane called out the news put out by The Hindu as twisted and not true.
Sorry – this is not true. Twisted news. https://t.co/lhdk17Vu4H
— daikanyama (@svane_freddy) September 29, 2020
Following the embarrassment, The Hindu took the tweet down.