PM Modi receives grand welcome on his Argentina visit, interacts with Indian diaspora

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Argentina on the third leg of his five-nation tour and was greeted with a grand welcome by the Indian diaspora. At his hotel, he witnessed a vibrant traditional Indian dance performance. Enthusiastic chants of "Bharat Mata ki Jai" and "Modi-Modi" echoed as PM Modi warmly interacted with members of the Indian community.

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00:00Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Argentina.

00:09That's the big news which is coming in at the moment.

00:11There was a grand welcome for Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the Indian diaspora.

00:16The Indian diaspora celebrated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in Argentina.

00:20Those are the visuals that you are seeing on your screens coming in from Argentina.

00:24Modi, Modi, Modi, Modi, Modi, Modi.

00:28What you are hearing are the Modi, Modi chants being done by people of the Indian diaspora.

00:33Modi, Modi, Modi.

00:35Modi, Modi, Modi.

00:38Modi, Modi, Modi, Modi.

00:43Modi, Modi, Modi.

00:47Modi, Modi, Modi.

00:49My colleague Pranay Bhadhyay is now joining me on the story.

00:52Pranay Bhadhyay, we have seen whenever Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes abroad,

00:56the people of the Indian diaspora come out in large numbers.

00:59Prime Minister Narendra Modi, most of the places where he is visited,

01:03has spoken with the people of the Indian diaspora.

01:05The Modi, Modi chants could be heard when the Indian diaspora greeted Prime Minister Modi in Argentina.

01:11You are right, Diaspora.

01:13Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

01:15Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being welcomed in Argentina, in Indian diaspora.

01:18But you could see that this is a historic visit because after 57 years,

01:24any Indian Prime Minister is visiting for a bilateral visit to Argentina.

01:29Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that's why people-to-people linkages are quite significantly visible in Argentina.

01:36Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be there upon 4th and 5th of July.

01:41He is visiting Argentina on the invitation of President Javier Mele.

01:44And in its last meeting, both leaders met during the T20 summit in November 2024 on the sidelines in Rio de Janeiro of Brazil.

01:56Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Argentina, will be, you know, being a good visit with a lot of significance

02:03because both countries are likely to discuss many important themes.

02:10And MOUs are likely to be signed during Prime Minister's visit.

02:14Prime Minister Modi is on a five-nation group.

02:16And every country leads to Ghana, to Afghanistan and now in Argentina has its own significance.

02:23You see, both Ghana Prime Minister visited after, New England Prime Minister visited after many years.

02:30In Sinjar in Tobago also, after 25 years, Prime Minister Modi has visited, you know,

02:37he previously visited as an organizational leader and now he visited Sinjar in Tobago as Prime Minister of India.

02:45So, he's now, like, you know, trying to strengthen the relationship India shares with different countries

02:51and historic visits of Argentina is being undertaken by Prime Minister Modi.

02:56A lot of, you know, partnership agreements are expected, right, from agriculture to food security to green energy,

03:03information communication technology and digital innovation.

03:06Right.

03:07Besides that, disaster management defense and critical minerals,

03:12these are the important areas where Prime Minister Modi would be, you know,

03:16talking during the bilateral delegation level talks with the leadership of Argentina.

03:23Pranay, do you also believe now, given in the context of what's happening between India and US,

03:28that India also is now making sure that our trade agreements are bilateral conversations with the rest of the world,

03:34especially the global south, are strengthened?

03:37Pranay, do you see the trajectory of these five countries where Prime Minister Modi is visiting?

03:51What he has secured?

03:53Ghana is an important destination as far as the mineral deals are concerned.

03:58You know, 70% of India's gold comes from Ghana.

04:01And that's why Prime Minister Modi invested there during his visit in the relationship,

04:07in strengthening the partnership with Ghana.

04:09And after that, we went to Trindad in Tobago, Trindad in Tobago.

04:13We share a strong cultural relation with Trindad in Tobago.

04:16And we want to participate.

04:18We want to invest in Trindad in Tobago.

04:20It's not about, you know, securing some deals and partnerships.

04:23We have to strengthen the relationship.

04:25As far as the Argentina is concerned, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, you know,

04:30who is visiting this country as Indian Prime Minister after 57 years,

04:34you know, in past, like, over a half of the century,

04:39no one, no Indian Prime Minister has visited that country.

04:42But this comes at a time when India is trying...

04:45Pranay, please stay on with me.

04:46You know, we've got some of the people from the Indian diaspora

04:48who are speaking at the moment about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Argentina.

04:52Let's listen.

04:53And Modi's hand is making us make a chance.

04:55And just like, okay?

04:57Okay?

04:58Bye-bye.

05:00Hello, hello, hello, hello.

05:05I'll do your camera with a tic-tac.

05:08Okay, I'll do it later.

05:10I'll do it later.

05:11I'll do it later.

05:12Okay?

05:16Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Argentina.

05:18Prime Minister Modi is meeting with the people of the Indian diaspora.

05:21In fact, people in large numbers were at the airport.

05:24It was a grand welcome for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

05:27Those are the visuals that you are seeing.

05:28Prime Minister Modi shaking hands with people of the Indian diaspora.

05:31This is a very crucial visit because we are seeing almost after 57 years an Indian Prime Minister visiting Argentina.

05:38Minister Modi, Fitor, María Hu jest in Argentina.

05:39You're welcome in Argentina.

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