Modi Brazil Visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving on a visit to 3 countries from 16th November to 22nd November. PM Modi is going on a tour of Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana. PM Modi is starting his three-country tour from the African country Nigeria. PM Modi will visit Nigeria before attending the G20 summit in Brazil.
This will be the first visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Nigeria in the last 17 years. Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in 2007, the then Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had visited Nigeria. The Prime Minister is making this visit to Nigeria on the invitation of its President Tinubu. On November 17, PM Modi will hold a delegation-level bilateral meeting with President Tinubu in Nigeria. After this, he will also address the people of the Indian community in Nigeria's capital Abuja and then leave for Brazil.
Political relations remain intact for 60 years
India and Nigeria are countries with close relations with each other. India is the largest democracy in the world while Nigeria is the largest democracy in Africa. Nigeria is considered the strongest country in Africa. The reason for this is the economy here. Diplomatic relations between India and Nigeria began even before Nigeria's independence in 1958, when India established its Diplomatic House in Peoples. Nigeria gained independence in the year 1960 and political relations of the highest level have been maintained between the two countries for more than 60 years.
India helped Nigeria after its independence
When Nigeria was busy in developing and improving itself after its independence, India had helped it a lot. Indian teachers and doctors became the lifeline of Nigeria. It is also believed that most of the people in Nigeria today whose age is between 40 and 60 have received education from Indian teachers. Anyway, even today India is the first choice of Nigerian citizens for education and health. Along with this, India also provided a lot of cooperation to Nigeria in defense training. India cooperated in defense training through the establishment of the National Defense Academy in Kaduna, Nigeria and the Naval War College in Port Harcourt.
More than 200 Indian companies invest in Nigeria
A large number of people of Indian community live in Nigeria. There are about 60 thousand people of Indian origin in Nigeria, which is the highest compared to any African country. More than 200 Indian companies have invested more than $27 billion in Nigeria.
African countries look at Modi with full eyes of trust
When PM Modi visits Nigeria, China will definitely be worried because China is constantly eyeing African countries. China has always had its eye on Nigeria's rich oil and gas reserves. Anyway, China always tries to pretend that it is well-wishers of African countries, whereas the truth is the opposite. China wants to trap African countries in its debt trap. The truth is that today African countries look towards Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with full trust.
PM Modi included African Union in G20
Last year, PM Modi included the African Union in the G20 and worked to give a global platform to the voices of African countries. Not only this, PM Modi also organized 2 conferences of Voice of Global South, in which emphasis was laid on empowering the economically backward and developing countries, so that these countries do not lag behind the developed countries on the economic scale. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also raised the voice of the countries of the Global South during CoP28 in Dubai and said that we all will have to work together to ensure that the countries of the Global South do not have to bear the brunt of the developed countries.
PM made an ex post before Nigeria visit
Under the leadership of PM Modi, India keeps providing great help to African countries at different levels from time to time. African countries understand this very well that for them India is a more reliable country and not China. Therefore, China may appear troubled by PM Modi's visit to Nigeria. Before his visit to Nigeria, PM Modi posted on social media that 'The way Hindi lovers of Nigeria have shown enthusiasm about my visit there, it has touched the heart! I am very curious about this journey of mine.
overall prime minister Narendra Modi 's visit to Nigeria will further strengthen the relations between the two countries.
