Modi in London for CHOGM |
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in London to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) as he looks to enhance India`s role in multilateral organisations.Modi, who is on his second official visit to Britain, was received by foreign secretary Boris Johnson. He will have a full day of bilateral meetings with the Theresa May government, before attending CHOGM sessions in London and Windsor on April 19 and 20. Modi`s presence for the 25th CHOGM is significant – he is the first Indian prime minister to attend in nearly a decade. Modi`s attendance marks a nuanced shift in the ways in which New Delhi views the 53-member Commonwealth, which has long been seen by policy-makers as a relic of the British Empire and an organisation steeped in colonial overtones. Modi`s government is beginning to take a new political interest. India has clear opportunities to enhance its global role and maximise its bilateral relations within the multilateral framework of the Commonwealth. At the same time, it will seek to focus on enhancing trade and investment in a multilateral Commonwealth-wide context. Besides bilateral meetings, several memoranda of understanding are due to be signed.
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