Narendra Modi to make ‘historic’ Guyana visit for energy talks
by Natricia Duncan and Neil Marks in Georgetown from World news | The Guardian on (#6S9VR)
Indian PM's trip expected to focus on trade and investment as oil-rich Caribbean country's economic boom continues
India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, will make a historic" state visit to the oil-rich Caribbean nation of Guyana this week when the two countries are expected to sign energy and defence agreements.
Modi's visit to the country, from Tuesday to Thursday, will be the first from an Indian prime minister since Indira Gandhi's in 1968, two years after Guyana gained independence from Britain.
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