PM arrives home after attending G-20 summit

On the face of it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United Kingdom – his first as prime minister – was a success.

Prime Minister Modi stated all parts of the WTO’s Bali pact ought to be absolutely carried out for realizing a clear and non-discriminatory global buying and selling system. Modi’s visit has succeeded in changing the course of India-UK ties considerably. The UK also reaffirmed its support to India’s bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council. And wherever we are, whatever our responsibilities are, whatever our strengths are, if we exploit them and decide that we need to take the country forward.

‘When we speak of targets, we must not only reduce the use of fossil fuel, but also moderate our life style.

The talks were followed by delegation-level talks between the two countries.

On the other hand, India is the third-largest foreign investor in the UK.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived home on Tuesday morning after attending the G-20 Summit at Antalya.

The prime minister told the young officers not to have an “ego” and build teams wherever they work. The two sides managed to successfully conclude negotiations on a bilateral Civil Nuclear Cooperation agreement signed in 2010, providing a framework for further cooperation.

Modi referred to pluralism in India in an article in the prestigious Economist magazine whose brief excerpts was tweeted by its Europe business correspondent based in Paris.

“India is on the threshold of a big IT revolution”, noted PM Modi.

India and Singapore decided in October to revive a Joint Working Group on Intelligence Cooperation on Combating Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime, so greater defense and intelligence co-operation will be high on the agenda during the visit. India is aiming to install 100GW of solar power by 2022. This in turn soured relations between the two countries. “The government’s strength lies in the strength of the society and what officers learn on the ground is very important”, said the Prime Minister addressing the 2013 batch of Indian Administrative Service officers. Building financial ties with developed regions of the world, smoothing obstacles to trade, and securing investment deals could in time also prove beneficial. He also announced that procedure regarding becoming Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) will also be simplified. Commercial deals worth 13 Billion USA $ were signed during the visit.

According to Solar Trade Association, only a handful of the largest British solar companies are in a position to take advantage of the worldwide opportunities opening up in solar. Modi said Australia can invest in sector like railways and defence, which were among the 15 areas where foreign investment rules were earlier this month liberalised.