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PM Narendra Modi’s tour will cover two continents and include visits to Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil and Namibia
PM Narendra Modi also completed a six-nation trip in eight days when he visited Russia and five Central Asian countries in July 2015. (File)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on an eight-day, five-nation tour starting July 2, in his longest diplomatic visit ever in the past 11 years. The PM’s tour will cover two continents and include visits to Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil and Namibia.
This is PM Modi’s second five-nation tour during his tenure. The last one took place in 2016, when he visited the United States, Mexico, Switzerland, Afghanistan, and Qatar. This visit is longer with a four-day stop in Brazil for BRICS Summit followed by PM Modi’s state visit.
Modi has also completed a six-nation trip in eight days when he visited Russia and five Central Asian countries in July 2015.
GHANA
PM Modi’s first destination will be Ghana. The PM’s visit comes after three decades. Ghana is one of the fastest growing economies in West Asia. India is among the top trading partners of Ghana and is the largest destination for Ghanaian exports, driven largely by India’s import of gold, which accounts for over 70% of total imports from Ghana. Bilateral trade between India and Ghana has reached $3,137.29 million.
Indian companies have made significant investments in Ghana in sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, construction, education, pharmaceuticals, ICT, and automotive. India is one of the top investors in Ghana. India has also extended assistance in development projects in Ghana through concessional lines of credit and grants: Rural Electrification, Kofi Annan Centre, sugar plant, training institute, etc.
India helped Ghana with credit for railway and road projects. India also provided Ghana with 50,000 vaccines as a grant in 2021, followed by one million Made in India Covishield vaccines. Ghana also houses 15,000 people from the Indian community.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
After Ghana, the PM will visit Trinidad and Tobago. T&T hosts 40-45% of Indian diaspora, which is the largest of Indian-origin communities in the Caribbean. The year 2025 marks the 180th anniversary of the arrival of the first Indian immigrants in T&T. The PM’s visit will serve as a tribute to this shared history and heritage.
T&T has become the first country in the Caribbean region to accept the implementation of India’s UPI platform project. New agro machinery for food storage is being provided by India to T&T. India sent vaccines to T&T, and this is the second visit of PM Modi to the Caribbean region in a span of eight months, which shows India’s commitment as a development partner of the Global South and trusted friend of the Caribbean. PM Modi is also expected to address the Parliament of Trinidad & Tobago.
ARGENTINA
PM Modi will travel to Argentina from July 4. PM Modi visited Argentina in 2028 to participate in a G20 Summit. PM Modi was the first world leader to felicitate President-elect Javier Milei on X following the latter’s victory.
In 2019, both the countries had elevated their relationship to strategic partnership. India has total cumulative investments of about USD 1.2 billion in Argentina, and Argentina has total investment of USD 120 million in India. Key areas of discussion are likely to be economic, defence, critical minerals, oil & gas, nuclear energy, agriculture, science and technology.
PM Modi also mentioned in Mann Ki Baat about Ada Albrecht and her work as founder of Hastinapur Foundation. This Foundation promotes Indian Vedic traditions and offers courses ranging from yoga and spiritual philosophy to classical music
BRAZIL
From July 5-8, PM Modi will be in Brazil first to attend the 17th BRICS summit, followed by a state visit. This will be PM Modi’s fourth visit to Brazil. PM Modi will exchange views on key global issues including reforms of global governance, peace and security, strengthening multilateralism, AI, climate change and global health. The PM will hold bilateral talks with leaders of various other countries on the sidelines. PM will travel to Brasilia where he will hold discussions with President Lula on the broadening of bilateral relationship.
President Lula extended support against terrorism during a telephonic conversation with PM Modi on May 8. Brazil is the largest trading partner in South America. India is Brazil’s ninth largest trading partner. During 2024-25, bilateral trade between two countries reached USD 12.20 billion. Several Indian companies are working in Brazil in sectors such as pharma, automobile, energy. Defence is also an important component of this visit. Both countries are developing AWACS aircraft. Embraer, a Brazilian company, and Mahindra signed an MoU to collaborate on the C-390 Millennium Multi-Mission Transport Aircraft.
NAMIBIA
The last leg of PM Modi’s visit will be to Namibia. It will be his first visit to the country. This will be the first bilateral state visit that President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi, is hosting after taking over as the President in March.
Trade between India and Namibia has grown to USD 600 million. Eight cheetahs were translocated from Namibia to India, which were released by PM Modi in September 2022 at Kuno Park in MP. Indian Naval ships are regularly paying goodwill visits to Namibia’s Port Walvis Bay, which signifies deepening bilateral cooperation in the defence sector.
Teams from the Indian Army and Indian Air Force are deployed in Namibia to impart onsite training to Namibian defence personnel. Indian companies have invested in Namibia in mining, manufacturing, diamond processing, and services sectors. The total investment is over USD 800 million. Majority of diamond processing companies in Namibia are Indian.
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