Ambassador of Sweden, Mr Klas Molin (L) with K. Taraka Rama Rao, State Minister of Telangana holds flags of India and Sweden during the opening ceremony of the new IKEA store in Hyderabad on August 9, 2018. Curious customers lay on beds and nestled into armchairs on August 9 as Ikea opened its first Indian outlet, hoping to wow a burgeoning middle class with offerings tweaked to local tastes, including its famous meatballs.
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