Queen Elizabeth II has Narendra Modi over for lunch at Buckingham Palace

The Prime Minister said all major religions of the world are present in India, and in big numbers too.

The PM said, “India has no reason to remain as a poor nation”. Reducing red tape so that it will be easier for foreign businesses to do business in India and promoting a “Make in India” policy. “It’s a historic day for the two great democracies”, he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on Queen Elizabeth II who hosted a luncheon for him at the Buckingham Palace, an honour usually reserved for the visiting heads of state. And once again we stand shoulder by shoulder.

“It’s been 12 years since I had been here”. “India is full of diversity”.

The passing of the insurance bill paved the way for Lloyd’s of London to establish their presence in India and provide local access to Lloyd’s specialist reinsurance services in India.

“If Sufism had been allowed to have more influence on Islam, no one would have ever taken up a gun in their hands”, he said.

“There is no other two countries with such equation”. The first is terrorism and the second is global warming.

Practically every newspaper – from the more left-leaning The Guardian to those such as The Times, Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph, which are more conservative, and The Independent – played the bilateral talks as secondary to concerns over Mr. Modi’s past when he was persona non grata in the United Kingdom.

“India’s growth pace and direction will bear fruit soon”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said addressing a huge gathering of people of Indian origin at Wembley Stadium.

Prime Minister Modi also talked about railways and electricity in India.

Mr Modi highlighted the need for large- scale, low-cost, long-term finance to deliver India’s renewable energy ambitions, and noted the potential role that the city of London could play in leveraging worldwide capital towards this end. Both of us are backed by our countries for this parliament to work together and strengthen the partnership that we have, ” he added.