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There was a meeting between PM Modi and Guyana President Irfan Ali on 9 January 2023. Irfan Ali was the chief guest of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for the Caribbean country Guyana on Wednesday after the G20 summit meeting in Brazil. He will be in Guyana on 20 and 21 November. PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Guyana in 56 years. Before him, Indira Gandhi had visited Guyana in 1968.
During the visit, PM Modi will address a special meeting of the Parliament of Guyana. Modi will also attend the CARICOM-India summit. Caribbean country Dominica will also honor PM Modi with its highest honor 'Dominica Award of Honor' in Guyana.
After the discovery of oil and gas mines in Guyana in 2020, its GDP is growing at the rate of about 40% annually. Due to this it has become a center of trade and investment. In such a situation, during the visit to Guyana, a deal related to energy and defense resources can be made between PM Modi and Guyana President Mohammad Irfan Ali.
40% of Guyana's population is of Indian origin. The ancestors of President Mohammad Irfan Ali himself were brought to the Caribbean country by British ship.
In January last year, Guyana's President Mohammad Irfan Ali had come to India as the chief guest for the Pravasi Bharatiya Conference. Vice President Bharat Jagdev also visited India in February 2023. In February this year, Guyana Prime Minister Mark Phillips also visited India.
Natural gas and oil reserves near Guyana Guyana is a member of CARICOM, a group of 21 Caribbean countries. The group works to promote economic, political, and social integration among Caribbean countries. Guyana is also known as the “Granary of the Caribbean”. At the same time, Guyana's strategic location also increases due to its proximity to the Panama Canal.
According to the World Bank report, Guyana has approximately 11.2 billion barrels of oil reserves and 17 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. After discovery of natural gas and oil reserves in 2020, the per capita income here exceeded $18,199.
Guyana and India relations The Indian Commission was established in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, in May 1965. Indira Gandhi visited Guyana in 1968, just two years after it gained independence. In 1988, the then Vice President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma and in 2006, the then Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat went on a state visit to Guyana.
The total India-Guyana mutual trade in 2023-24 stood at US$ 105.97 million. During this period, India exported $99.36 million to Guyana.
By May 2024, Guyana was producing approximately 645,000 barrels of crude oil and gas. Keeping this in view, Oil and Natural Gas branch 'ONGC Videsh' is also continuously looking for opportunities here. Earlier this year, India approved a five-year MoU with Guyana to cooperate in hydrocarbons, including crude oil sourcing.
Guyana's Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud, described Modi's visit to Guyana as an important milestone in relations between the world's two fastest growing economies. Energy and defense agreements are expected to be signed between the two countries during this visit. Bilateral talks can also take place on infrastructure, food security, health and technology.
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