Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his five-nation visit on Wednesday when he landed in Ghana. He was welcomed at the airport by President John Mahama. PM Modi was greeted with a 21-gun salute and a guard of honor upon his arrival.PM Modi will be in Ghana from July 2–3, at the request of President John Dramani Mahama. Ghana is a key member of the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States, and it is a respected partner in the Global South. “I look forward to my exchanges aimed at further deepening our historical ties and opening up new windows of cooperation, including in the areas of investment, energy, health, security, capacity building, and development partnership. As fellow democracies, it will be an honour to speak at the Parliament of Ghana,” MEA said in a statement.PM Modi will visit Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) on July 3–4 as part of his second leg of the trip.“I will meet President Christine Carla Kangaloo, who was the Chief Guest at this year’s Pravasi Bhartiya Divas, and Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, who has recently assumed office for the second term. Indians first arrived in Trinidad and Tobago 180 years ago. This visit will provide an opportunity to rejuvenate the special bonds of ancestry and kinship that unite us,” the statement said.PM Modi will make the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister to Argentina in fifty-seven years when he travels to Buenos Aires from Port of Spain.“Argentina is a key economic partner in Latin America and a close collaborator in the G20. I look forward to my discussions with President Javier Milei, whom I also had the pleasure of meeting last year. We will focus on advancing our mutually beneficial cooperation, including in the areas of agriculture, critical minerals, energy, trade, tourism, technology, and investment,” the statement said.
On July 6-7, PM Modi is set to attend the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro.“As a founding member, India is committed to BRICS as a vital platform for cooperation among emerging economies. Together, we strive for a more peaceful, equitable, just, democratic, and balanced multipolar world order. On the sidelines of the Summit, I will also meet several world leaders. I will travel to Brasilia for a bilateral State Visit, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in nearly six decades. This visit will provide an opportunity to strengthen our close partnership with Brazil and work with my friend, President H.E. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on advancing the priorities of the Global South,” the statement added.His final destination will be Namibia, a trusted partner with whom India shares a common history of struggle against colonialism.