Authoritarian Modi embarrassing India: Congress

Up to 60,000 people are expected to attend the Wembley extravaganza, which will include performances from Indian and British stars and a fireworks display organisers claim is the UK’s biggest – as well as a speech by Mr Modi.

The third photograph was taken on February 25, 1961, and shows the queen riding an elephant in a procession to Balua Ghat in Varanasi, now Prime Minister Modi’s parliamentary constituency. Two great nations, two vibrant democracies – we are celebrating this very special relationship in this very special venue.

The Indian prime minister, who had made a series of statements and oversaw the release of several joint statements with his host and British counterpart on Thursday, said he was particularly keen that the global investment community participates in India’s infrastructure projects.

Queen last travelled to India in 1997.

Financial Times said the highlight of the trip was the rally at Wembley Stadium on Friday.

On Thursday, shortly after Modi reached the Taj hotel, next to Buckingham Palace, he walked out to meet around 20 supporters standing on the pavement, holding placards that said “Modi welcome to UK”.

Organisers have promised an Olympic-style reception for the Indian prime minister.

Important newspapers like The Guardian, The Times and the The Independent gave quite a space for the controversies surrounding Modi, the 2002 riots that took place in Gujarat when he was Chief Minister and the British government’s attitude towards him till 2012 when it warmed up to him.

“It is his government which has sullied India’s image as a favoured destination because of forces which have been unleashed and which have been given protection and endorsement by Modi”, Sharma said.

“We are confidently, consistently and ceaselessly working to integrate our economy with the world”, PM Modi told the gathering at 11 Downing Street, next door to Mr Cameron’s office in London.

As mentioned above, his speech will kick off at 9:15PM IST, and you can head over to Modi’s YouTube channel (see below), his website or the UK Welcomes Modi YouTube channel.

“People of United Kingdom and India are easily compatible”.