140 hours, over 45 meetings, five nations including the United States (US) and all of that in five days. Narendra Modi can truly give a complex to many frequent flyers, with his marathon trip.
140 hours, over 45 meetings, five nations including the United States (US) and all of that in five days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi can truly give a complex to many frequent flyers, with his marathon trip.
Covering nearly 33,000 kms, PM Modi visited Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, United States and Mexico during his five nation trip.
Find out what exactly happened in each of these nations.
1. Narendra Modi and Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani
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In photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani wave after the inauguration of the Salma Dam in Herat province.
Modi was also awarded the highest civilian honour, the Amir Amanullah Khan Award during his visit. The inauguration of the landmark Afghan-India Friendship Dam in Herat would better Indo-Afghan ties.
2. Narendra Modi and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani
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In photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani during delegation level talks at Emiri Diwan in Doha.
An agreement was signed between India's Finance Intelligence Unit-India (FIU) and Qatar's Financial Information Unit to share intelligence and fight money laundering and terror financing.
3. Narendra Modi and Switzerland’s President Johann Schneider-Ammann
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In photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Switzerland’s President Johann Schneider-Ammann at a press statement in Geneva.
Narendra Modi met President Ammann and said Switzerland was one of India's key link to the Europe and Switzerland announced their support for New Delhi's membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
4. Narendra Modi greeting the US Congress
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In photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeting the members after his address to the Joint Session of US Congress.
Narendra Modi was the sixth Prime Minister of India to address the congressional gathering, after, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi, PV Narsimha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh.
5. Narendra Modi and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto
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In photos: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City.
Mexico supported India's bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the discussion involved addressing key bilateral issues like trade and investment, information technology, energy and space, including launching of satellites with collaboration between Mexican Space Agency (AEM) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
