PM Narendra Modi leaves for Turkey after three-day United Kingdom visit

Prime Minister Modi thanked his British counterpart David Cameron for the warm hospitality and welcome extended to him during his visit to the country. "It shows the increasing worldwide confidence in India", Modi said. Two great nations, two vibrant democracies - we are celebrating this very special relationship in this very special venue.

Prime Minister Modi said that India is a wonder for the rest of the world with its widespread diversity. "I understand their pain on some issues as well".

According to the organisers, Europe India Forum, Modi's speech will be followed by the largest ever fireworks display in Britain as the event coincided with the Indian festival lights, Diwali. He also referred to India's initiatives such as "Make in India", emphasis on infrastructure, opening up of FDI in various sectors, and commitments towards 50 million new houses by 2022 and 175 GW of renewable energy.

"Don't know why we are having fun in luring poverty", he said. "There is no reason for India to remain a poor country".

Mr Modi's visit to Britain has seen the unveiling of £9 billion of commercial deals between the two countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in London yesterday. "We've got 60,000 people, but we had at least 100,000 more people wanting to register". "There's a burgeoning middle class, there is an aspirational upper class that wants to educate its kids worldwide and it's an opportunity to tap into what has become a big economic market", the Prime Minister said.

Mr Modi received a standing ovation as he was introduced and declared "good evening Wembley!" "The pace and direction of progress in India is such that the fruits of development will be seen very soon", Modi said. "The ground covered will transform India-UK ties", he said.

But he has faced protests over his record as chief minister of Gujarat - including over riots in 2002 when more than a thousand Muslims were said to have died.

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the stadium waving flags and placards. The protesters also criticised the UK for "rolling out the red carpet" for Modi and said Cameron should pressure him to stop blockading roads to Nepal, the Indian Express added.

 

The Nepali protesters were supported by UK-based Sikhs.