Modi swept to power in 2014 on promises to develop India’s economy and root out the corruption and incompetence that had crippled the previous government.
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“British companies in India will be a win-win partnership for both countries”.
Britain and India have announced major business deals and cultural exchanges during Modi’s trip, which ends Saturday, including an Indian tour for historic British texts such as the Magna Carta and the opening of a Madame Tussauds wax museum in New Delhi. She was hosting lunch for him.
In a rare show of royal diplomacy, he was welcomed by the Queen inside the Palace and was seen having a casual chat with her before the lunch.
All the conversations between the Royals and Modi is centred around building and revival of bonds based on History the PMO says.
Mr Modi gave the Queen photographs of her visit to India in 1961 and a gift box including Darjeeling tea from West Bengal, organic honey from Jammu and Kashmir, and silk Tanchoi scarves from his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi. Modi had arrived in London on Thursday at the start of an official visit during which Alguety Prime Minister David Cameron, also gave a speech in the parliament.
During their more private meeting at Chequers, Cameron’s country residence in Buckinghamshire, the duo shared an “intimate dinner” and morning stroll around the grounds.
Keeping in mind Cameron’s fondness for Robert Graves’s work on World War I, “Goodbye to All That”, Modi also presented to him David Omissi’s “Indian Voices of the Great War”.
To the first lady, the Indian prime minister presented Aranmula metal mirror, a unique handicraft from Kerala, and pashmina stoles.
Friday evening he is set to address about 60,000 people from India’s expatriate community in London’s Wembley Stadium.
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This will be followed by a reception in his honour by India’s High Commissioner to Britain, Ranjan Mathai.
