Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in UK on maiden visit Thursday Nov 12,2015

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun a 3-day bilateral visit to the UK, which is expected to clinch billions of pounds of deals, including in the defence aviation, financial, and telecom sectors.

Full UK itinerary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
November 12
6 pm IST: Meeting with members of Punjabi community.
7.30 pm IST: Arrival at King Charles Street followed by Guard of Honour and official welcome by UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
7.50 pm IST: Arrival at 10, Downing Street followed by delegation-level talk with UK PM.
8.15 pm IST: PM Modi to address a press conference at the Grand Locarno Room in Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
8.45 pm IST: Cameron and Modi to take a 5-minute walk to the Parliament Square, following which the PM will pay homage at Gandhi statue.
9.20 pm-9.50 pm IST: Modi to address British Parliament.
11 pm IST: Address to city of London from The Old Library, Guildhall.
November 13
1.15 am IST: Private dinner hosted by Cameron at Chequers, followed by night halt.
1 pm IST: Meeting between PM Modi and Cameron, following which the Prime Minister will depart from Chequers.
3.45 pm IST: PM to attend UK CEOs forum.
6.15 pm IST: Modi to attend lunch hosted by The Queen.
8.45 pm IST: Arrival of Prime Minister Modi at Wembley Stadium.
9.15 pm-11.30 pm IST: Community address by PM Modi at Wembley Stadium.
9.40 pm IST: Call on by Lords and British MPs.
10 pm IST: Reception hosted by Indian High Commissioner in London.
November 14
2.30 pm IST: Call on by Jeremy Bernard Corbyn MP, leader of the Labour party.
3 pm IST: Meeting with Leader of Opposition.
3.15-3.30 pm IST: Unveiling of Basaveshwara statue by PM Modi.
4 pm IST: Inauguration of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar memorial.
4.35 pm IST: Departure for Solihull.
5.10-5.50 pm IST: Visit to Jaguar Land Rover at Solihull.
6 pm IST: Departure for Heathrow Airport, London.
6.30 pm IST: Arrival at Heathrow Airport.
6.45 pm IST: Departure for Antalya from London. Representatives of UK Foreign Secretary will see-off PM at airport.

It is the first time an Indian Prime Minister has visited the UK since Manmohan Singh attended the G20 summit in 2009, and the first bilateral visit by a Prime Minister since 2006. It is the third meeting between UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who touched down at Heathrow at 10 am local time on Thursday Nov 12,2015, was greeted by Hugo Swire, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Priti Patel, Minister of State for Employment and the Government’s Diaspora champion. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is greeted by Britain's Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire and MP Priti Patel, at Heathrow Airport, in London

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is greeted by Indian community upon his arrival at Heathrow Airport in London

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses Members of Parliament, in London, on Thursday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart David Cameron during a joint press conference in London on Thursday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart David Cameron during a delegation level meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on Thursday.

India-UK ties

Britain is the largest major Western power that Modi has visited since coming to power, though trade and investor relations remain strong.

Britain has invested $22.2 billion in India in the five years to 2015, and is the largest G20 investor in the country according to UK industry body, the CBI.