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Modi In Guyana: PM’s ‘Seven Key Pillars’ For India-Caribbean Cooperation

Georgetown (Guyana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday proposed seven "key pillars" to strengthen ties between India and the Caribbean Community as he held talks with leaders from the region focusing on trade, technology and tourism among others. Modi, who arrived in Guyana on Wednesday -- the first visit by an Indian head of the state in more than 50 years, made the remarks as he joined leaders from the Caribbean partner countries for the second India-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Summit here. They discussed ways to strengthen ties in areas such as economic cooperation, agriculture and food security, health and pharmaceuticals, and science and innovations. During the summit, Prime Minister Modi proposed seven key pillars to strengthen ties between India and CARICOM. Seven pillars ...

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India, Guyana Ink 5 Pacts; PM Modi Says ‘We Identified Many New Initiatives To Expand Cooperati

India and Guyana on Wednesday agreed to ramp up cooperation in areas of defence, trade, energy, pharmaceutical and agriculture as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali held extensive talks focusing on bolstering the overall relations. The two sides inked five agreements that will provide for cooperation in a range of sectors such as hydrocarbons, healthcare, culture and agriculture. In his media statement, Modi said Guyana will play a significant role in India's energy security and that a framework will be created for long-term partnership between the two countries in the sector. The visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Guyana after 56 years is an important milestone in bilateral relations, he said. The prime minister arrived here last night from the Brazil...

Modi’s visit to Guyana aims to bolster ties in region once known as US’s backyard but now China’s den

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Modi’s visit to Guyana aims to bolster ties in region once known as US’s backyard but now China’s den

India has been pushing since 2017 for a Free Trade Agreement with Peru—a South American country that is part of the ‘lithium triangle’ that also consists of Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. They are believed to hold around 56 percent of the world’s lithium supply, important for its use in batteries.While lithium mining has yet to be legalised in Peru, the government has indicated that it is looking at passing relevant legislation to enable the extraction of the metal soon. Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has made two tours of the region in 2022 and 2023, visiting Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Guyana, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Panama. India has opened two new missions in the region in 2022—Paraguay and the Dominican Republic—as it looks to bolster its diplomatic footp...

Guyana and Barbados to bestow their top awards on PM Modi during his historic visit

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Guyana and Barbados to bestow their top awards on PM Modi during his historic visit

Georgetown: Guyana and Barbados are set to confer their top awards to PM Modi. The presentation of the awards will be made during the Prime Minister’s historic visit to Guyana. Guyana will confer its highest national award, ‘The Order of Excellence’ to PM Modi. Barbados will confer the prestigious ‘Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados’ on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Dominica had ealier announced its highest National Award-“Dominica Award of Honour” to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. This was conferred in recognition of his contributions to Dominica during the COVID-19 pandemic and his dedication to strengthening the partnership between India and Dominica. Show Full Article Earlier, Nigeria too felicitated the Prime Minister with the Grand Commander ...