PM Modi To Embark On Five-Nation Visit From July 2
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After concluding his visit to Ghana, the Prime Minister will head to Trinidad and Tobago, a twin-island country in the Caribbean, from July 3 to 4, 2025.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia from July 2 to July 9. Notably, PM Modi's visit to Ghana will be the first to the country by an Indian Prime Minister in three decades.
During his visit, PM Modi will hold talks with the President of Ghana to review the strong bilateral partnership and discuss further avenues to enhance it through economic, energy, and defence collaboration, and development cooperation partnership, according to an official statement.
This visit will reaffirm the shared commitment of the two countries to deepen bilateral ties and strengthen India's engagement with the ECOWAS [Economic Community of West African States] and the African Union, said the statement.
After concluding his visit to Ghana, the Prime Minister will head to Trinidad and Tobago, a twin-island country in the Caribbean, from July 3 to 4, 2025.
According to the statement, this will be his first visit to the country as prime minister and the first bilateral prime ministerial-level visit to T&T since 1999. He will hold talks with the president, H.E. Christine Carla Kangaloo, and Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar to discuss strengthening India–T&T ties. He is also expected to address a joint session of the Parliament.
In the third leg, at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Argentina, H.E. Mr. Javier Milei, the Prime Minister will visit Argentina from July 4 to 5, 2025.
He will hold bilateral talks with President Milei to review cooperation and explore ways to enhance ties in areas such as defence, agriculture, mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, trade, investment, and people-to-people exchanges, said the official statement.
On July 5, the PM will visit Brazil to attend the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, followed by a State Visit to Brasília. He will participate in discussions on global issues and is likely to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines.
After that, at the invitation of the President of Namibia, H.E. Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the Prime Minister will pay a State Visit to Namibia on July 9, 2025. This will be his first visit to Namibia and the third prime ministerial visit from India. He will hold bilateral talks with President Nandi-Ndaitwah, pay homage to Namibia's Founding Father, the late Dr. Sam Nujoma.
The Prime Minister is also likely to address the Namibian Parliament.
PM Modi's Second Five-Nation Tour During His Tenure
Notably, this is the second time since 2014 that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation visit.
He has previously visited five countries in a single trip only once, in 2016, when he visited the United States, Mexico, Afghanistan, Switzerland, and Qatar.
He has also covered four countries during a single tour. The current journey, spanning eight days from July 2 to July 9, also ranks among his longest overseas visits.
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