Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start his eight-day, five-nation tour right this moment. In the course of the tour – his longest overseas journey in ten years – the prime minister will take part within the essential BRICS Summit in Brazil and broaden India’s ties with a number of key nations of the World South.
The PM’s journey will cowl two continents and embrace visits to Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia.
PM Modi’s final eight-day journey was to 6 nations in July 2015 when he visited Russia and 5 Central Asian countries. Officers mentioned the tour will give attention to defence, uncommon earth minerals, and cooperation on counter-terror measures, amongst different points.
Begins with Ghana right this moment
Modi will start his journey by visiting Ghana on the primary day on July 2. This would be the prime minister’s first-ever bilateral visit to Ghana.
Ghana is one in every of West Africa’s fastest-growing economies. India is the most important vacation spot for Ghanaian exports, with gold accounting for greater than 70 per cent of India’s imports from Ghana.
John Mahama, who was elected President of Ghana in January, visited India in 2015 for the India-Africa Discussion board Summit.
Prime Minister Modi will meet with President Mahama to assessment the robust bilateral partnership and focus on additional avenues to boost it by way of financial, power, and defence collaboration.
Trinidad and Tobago subsequent
From Ghana, Modi will journey to Trinidad and Tobago on a two-day go to from July 3. It will likely be the primary go to by an Indian prime minister to the nation since 1999.
A minimum of 40 per cent of the Indian diaspora within the Caribbean is settled in Trinidad and Tobago. Each Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and President Christine Carla Kangaloo are of Indian origin.
In the course of the go to, Modi will maintain talks with the President Christine Carla Kangaloo, and the Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. The PM can also be anticipated to handle a joint session of the island nation’s parliament.
The go to of the prime minister to Trinidad and Tobago will impart recent impetus to the deep-rooted and historic ties between the 2 nations, the MEA mentioned.
Argentina on July 4
Modi will fly to Argentina on July 4 the place he’ll maintain wide-ranging talks with President Javier Milei to additional improve the India-Argentina partnership in key areas, together with defence, agriculture, mining, oil and fuel, renewable power, commerce, and funding.
“The bilateral go to of the prime minister will additional deepen the multifaceted strategic partnership between India and Argentina,” it mentioned in an announcement.
In 2024, India was Argentina’s fifth-largest buying and selling accomplice and export vacation spot.
BRICS Leaders’ Summit in Brazil
Modi will journey to Brazil on the invitation of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, within the fourth and most vital leg of his journey
Modi will attend the 17th BRICS summit in Brazil from July 5 to eight, adopted by a state go to. This might be Modi’s fourth go to to Brazil because the prime minister. The seventeenth BRICS Leaders’ Summit might be held in Rio de Janeiro.
“In the course of the summit, the prime minister will alternate views on key global points together with reform of worldwide governance, peace and safety, strengthening multilateralism, accountable use of synthetic intelligence, local weather motion, international well being, financial and monetary issues,” the MEA mentioned.
Declaration to denounce Pahalgam Assault
The BRICS leaders’ declaration is ready to denounce the Pahalgam terror attack during which 26 individuals, principally vacationers, had been killed in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22. Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor on 7 Could, focusing on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Modi can also be more likely to maintain a number of bilateral conferences on the sidelines of the summit.
For the state go to to Brazil, Modi will journey to Brasilia, the place he’ll maintain bilateral discussions with President Lula on broadening the strategic partnership between the 2 nations in areas of mutual curiosity, together with commerce, defence, power, house, know-how, agriculture, well being, and people-to-people linkages, the MEA mentioned.
Brazil has displayed curiosity in know-how for safer communication and India’s Akash surface-to-air missile system, which was used throughout Operation Sindoor.
Namibia in closing leg
Within the closing leg of his go to, Modi will travel to Namibia. This would be the third prime ministerial go to from India to Namibia. Throughout his go to, Modi will maintain bilateral talks with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, pay homage to the nation’s Founding Father, Dr Sam Nujoma, and tackle the nation’s Parliament.
The go to of the prime minister is a reiteration of India’s multi-faceted and deep-rooted historic ties with Namibia, the MEA mentioned.
The go to of the prime minister is a reiteration of India’s multi-faceted and deep-rooted historic ties with Namibia.
“The go to of the prime minister is a reiteration of India’s multi-faceted and deep-rooted historic ties with Namibia,” it mentioned.
Bilateral commerce between India and Namibia has grown from near $3 million in 2000 to about $600 million now. A variety of Indian corporations have invested in mining, manufacturing, diamond processing and companies in Namibia.
