PM Modi is going on a trip to Britain and Maldives, know why this tour is special

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start a visit to Britain and Maldives from Wednesday. The main goal of this journey is to strengthen trade and defense cooperation with both countries. During his visit to Britain on July 23-24, PM Modi will hold a detailed conversation with the British Prime Minister Care Stmper in Britain and also meet Maharaja Charles III.

The store will host Modi in its official residence checkers, 50 km from London. During this time, finalizing the Indo-Bitten Free Trade Agreement (FTA) can be a major achievement. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that work is going on till the last moment on the agreement.

Probably Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and his British counterpart Jonathan Reynolds will sign it. Cooperation in the field of education is also increasing. Southampton University has opened its campus in Gurugram, which is the first foreign university under India’s new education policy.

Many other British institutions are also planning to open campus in India. In addition, the two countries will increase cooperation in areas such as Telecom, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Semiconductor and Quantum Computing under Technology Safety Initiative (TSI).

Modi will go to Maldives after Britain

PM Modi’s visit to Maldives will be on 25-26 July. He will go to Maldives after Britain, where he will hold talks with President Mohammad Mujju and inaugurate several development projects supported by India. On 26 July, he will be the chief guest at the Independence Day celebrations of Maldives.

Misri said that this will be the first state visit of a government after President Muizu holding office in November 2023. Maldives is an important part of India’s ‘neighbor first policy’ and ‘Ocean Vision’, which focuses on regional security and development. Last year, the two countries created a joint approach to the ‘comprehensive economic and maritime security partnership’, which has become the basis of their relationship. This journey is a major opportunity for India to increase business, education, technology and regional cooperation. (input language)