This will be Narendra Modi’s first bilateral visit to Ghana, and the first Indian Prime Ministerial visit to the country in three decades. John Mahama, who was elected President in January, visited India in 2015 for the India-Africa Forum Summit.
Ghana is one of West Africa’s fastest-growing economies; its relationship with India is marked by robust and expanding trade and investment. India is the largest destination for Ghanaian exports; gold accounts for more than 70% of India’s imports from Ghana.
PM will hold talks with President Mahama to review the bilateral partnership and discuss ways to enhance it through economic, energy, defence, and development cooperation.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, July 3-4
40-45% of the Indian diaspora in the Caribbean lives in Trinidad and Tobago; both Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and President Christine Carla Kangaloo are of Indian origin. This will be Modi’s first visit to T&T as Prime Minister and the first bilateral visit by an Indian PM after 1999.
The PM visited Guyana in November 2024; his second visit to the Caribbean in eight months indicates the importance India accords to the region. The visit will mark 180 years of the arrival of Indian immigrants in T&T.
The bilateral economic relationship has witnessed steady growth, with total trade reaching $ 341.61 million in FY 2024-25.
ARGENTINA, July 4-5
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Modi will meet Javier Milei — US President Donald Trump’s “favourite President” — during the first bilateral visit by an Indian PM in 57 years. They will review ongoing cooperation and discuss ways to enhance defence, agriculture, mining, oil and gas, energy, etc. partnerships. The two leaders met earlier on the margins of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro in November 2024.
India and Argentina have significantly advanced bilateral cooperation in the mineral resources sector, particularly in lithium, a critical input for India’s green energy transition. Argentina is a major supplier of soybean and sunflower oil to India. In 2024, India was Argentina’s fifth-largest trading partner and export destination.
BRAZIL, July 5-8
Modi will meet President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during the BRICS Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, which will be followed by a State Visit. At BRICS, the PM will discuss the reform of global governance, peace and security, strengthening multilateralism, responsible use of AI, climate action, global health, etc. He will likely have several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Summit.
For the State Visit, the PM will travel to Brasilia where he will hold bilateral discussions with President Lula on broadening the Strategic Partnership in areas of mutual interest, including trade, defence, energy, space, technology, agriculture, and health. Brazil is India’s largest trading partner in South America.
NAMIBIA, July 9
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During his first visit to Namibia (the third Indian Prime Ministerial visit to the country), Modi will meet President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, pay homage to the Founding Father of Namibia, Dr Sam Nujoma, and address the country’s Parliament.
Bilateral trade has grown from less than $3 million in 2000 to almost $600 million now. Indian companies have invested in mining, manufacturing, diamond processing and services in Namibia.
Eight cheetahs from Namibia were released by the PM at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh in September 2022, the world’s first intercontinental translocation of a major carnivore species.