PM Modi emplanes for three-nation visit to Nigeria, Brazil, Guyana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Saturday embarked connected a three-nation sojourn to Nigeria, Brazil, and Guyana, during which helium is acceptable to prosecute successful a bid of high-level bilateral and multilateral meetings.

The five-day sojourn marks respective important milestones, including the archetypal sojourn by an Indian Prime Minister to Nigeria successful 17 years and to Guyana successful implicit 50 years. PM Modi volition besides be the G20 Leaders' Summit successful Brazil adjacent week and interact with the Indian diaspora successful each 3 countries.

On the archetypal limb of his visit, PM Modi volition walk 2 days successful Nigeria astatine the invitation of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

In his departure statement, Prime Minister Modi highlighted the value of strengthening India-Nigeria ties.

"This volition beryllium my archetypal sojourn to Nigeria, our adjacent spouse successful the West African region. It volition beryllium an accidental to physique upon our Strategic Partnership based connected a shared content successful ideology and pluralism. I eagerly look guardant to gathering the Indian assemblage successful Nigeria who person sent maine lukewarm invited messages successful Hindi," PM Modi's connection read.

India and Nigeria person been strategical partners since 2007, with collaborations spanning economic, energy, and defence sectors. Over 200 Indian companies person invested much than $27 cardinal successful Nigeria crossed cardinal industries.

During the visit, PM Modi volition reappraisal the bilateral relationship, research caller areas of cooperation, and code the Indian assemblage successful Nigeria.

The Prime Minister volition past question to Brazil's Rio de Janeiro to be the 19th G20 Summit connected November 18, hosted by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

As portion of the G20 Troika on with Brazil and South Africa, PM Modi is expected to stock India's perspectives connected planetary issues and physique connected the outcomes of the G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration and the Voice of the Global South Summits. On the sidelines, helium volition clasp bilateral meetings with different satellite leaders.

"In Brazil, I volition be the 19th G20 Summit arsenic a Troika member. Last year, India's palmy presidency elevated the G20 to people's G20 and mainstreamed the priorities of the Global South. This year, Brazil has built upon India's legacy. I look guardant to meaningful discussions successful enactment with our imaginativeness of 'One Earth, One Family, One Future,'" PM Modi stated.

The last limb of the circuit volition instrumentality PM Modi to Georgetown successful Guyana from November 19 to 21. The visit, astatine the invitation of Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, marks the archetypal by an Indian Prime Minister to the state since 1968.

PM Modi volition clasp bilateral talks, code the Guyanese Parliament, and conscionable members of the Indian diaspora.

"Guyana and India stock a unsocial narration rooted successful shared heritage, culture, and values. I look guardant to paying my respects to 1 of the oldest Indian diasporas, who migrated implicit 185 years ago. This sojourn volition fortify our ties and supply strategical absorption for our aboriginal collaboration," the Prime Minister noted.

During the visit, PM Modi volition besides enactment successful the Second India-CARICOM Summit alongside leaders from Caribbean spouse countries. "We person stood unneurotic done heavy and thin. This Summit volition alteration america to renew humanities ties and grow our practice into caller domains," helium added.

Last year, President Ali was the Chief Guest astatine the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas successful Indore, wherever helium received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman.

The Prime Minister's circuit is expected to deepen India's engagement with these regions, foster bilateral and multilateral partnerships, and heighten ties with the Indian diaspora.