Narendra Modi to make historic visit to Guyana

• The Guardian, Georgetown, Guyana

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to make a historic state visit to the oil-rich Caribbean nation of Guyana this week, as the two countries are expected to sign energy and defense deals.

Modi's visit to the country from today to Thursday would be the first by an Indian prime minister since Indira Gandhis in 1968, two years after Guyana gained independence from the United Kingdom.

He is expected to hold bilateral discussions with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali and address a special session of the country's 65-seat parliament.

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Guyanese Foreign Minister Robert Persaud described the visit as an important milestone in relations between two of the world's most dynamic economies.

Guyana has seen extraordinary economic growth of more than 40 percent over the past three years due to its oil boom, the World Bank said.

The country has become a magnet for global trade and investment interests, recently attracting visits from Canada's leading business and development entities to explore investment opportunities.

Aided by their strong historical and cultural ties, India and Guyana said they looked forward to mutually beneficial agreements.

Modi will also meet other leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), an intergovernmental organization of 15 Caribbean countries including Guyana, at a CARICOM-India summit on Thursday, which he will co-chair with the Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell.

India's goals for the summit likely include raising its global foreign policy profile and tapping into the region's burgeoning energy complex, said Scott MacDonald, an economist and member of the Caribbean Policy Consortium.

Guyana is climbing the ranks as an oil province. Growth will continue for both oil and natural gas and, let's face it, India faces a deficit in terms of capacity to produce electricity. This requires imported energy, he said.

Nearly 40 percent of Guyanese's population is of Indian origin. Many still follow the cultural and religious practices of their ancestors who were shipped to Guyana from 1838 to 1917 as indentured laborers to fill the labor shortage on plantations after the abolition of slavery.

During his visit, Modi would address the Indian community and Indian diaspora and participate in a floral tribute to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Georgetown in Guyana, which was installed in 1969 during the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi .

He would also visit the Indian Arrival Monument, which commemorates the arrival of the first ship carrying Indian indentured laborers to the Caribbean.

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