Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the United Kingdom from 12-14 November. His visit comes 9 years after the last PM’s visit in 2006.
Modi will arrive on 12 November, where he will meet his UK counterpart, David Cameron at 10 Downing Street where they will discuss various strategic and security issues. The two will then visit the Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Parliament Square, which will be followed by an address by Narendra Modi at what could be joint sitting of House of Commons and Lords in Westminster. He is expected to meet with top British CEOs from the manufacturing sector before attending a dinner at Chequers Court.
While the PM will not travel with the Queen of England in the ceremonial gilded carriage ride, he will be having lunch with her on 13 November at Buckingham Palace. The visit to Buckingham Palace will be followed by an address to the Indian Diaspora at Wembley Stadium, and a possible stop at Warwick University should time permit.
On his last day, the PM will inaugurate Dr Ambedkar House Museum in London and a statue of Basaweshwara, Kannada poet and social reformer.
He will then depart for Antalya, Turkey, where he is to attend the G20 Summit.
India – United Kingdom Bilateral Trade:
Total Trade in Goods (2014-2015): $ 14.34 billion (approx.)
Total Trade in Services (2013): $ 3.36 billion (approx.)
Total Indian Imports in Goods (2014-2015): $ 9.32 billion (approx.)
Total Indian Exports in Goods (2014-2015): $ 5.01 billion (approx.)
Total Indian Imports in Services (2013): $ 1.31 billion (approx.)
Total Indian Exports in Services (2013): $ 2.03 billion (approx.)
All trade figures are from the Ministry of External Affairs, Country Briefs