Swedish royal couple visits Jama Masjid, pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Day 1

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived in New Delhi on Monday as they began their five-day India visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties. (Expresss photo: Tashi Tobgyal)

In his speech at the banquet hosted in honour of Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia at Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Ram Nath Kovind said he was happy to note that India-Sweden bilateral trade and investment relations are gaining strength. (Expresss photo: Tashi Tobgyal)

The Swedish royal couple paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the Rajghat in New Delhi.(Expresss photo: Amit Mehra)

PM Narendra Modi and King chaired a meeting of the India-Sweden High-Level Policy Dialogue on Innovation Policy during which both sides discussed ways to expand engagement in research and development. (Express photo: Prem Nath Pandey)

Apart from Delhi, the royal couple is scheduled to visit Mumbai and Uttarakhand. (Express photo: Prem Nath Pandey)

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were given a guided tour of Jama Masjid and Red Fort by Deputy Shahi Imam Syed Shaban Bukhari and historian Sohail Hashmi on Monday. Later, the Swedish royal couple visited the Red Fort and spent half-an-hour at the Mughal-era monument. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)