To reinforce “link West Policy,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on an action-packed tour to France, Germany and Canada from April 9 to 16. According to sources, besides diplomatic and business engagements the PM has major events lined up — similar to those held in Madison Square in New York — to reach out to the Indian community in France and Canada.
At least two such events will be held in Canada and one in France, for which advance teams of both the BJP and the Ministry of External Affairs have gone to prepare ground. Besides the outreach, PM’s tour is aimed at enhancing investments and technology sharing from these countries. Modi will first travel to France on April 9 and hold talks with French President Francois Hollande. From there he will go to Germany on April 12 where he will attend the “Hannover Messe 2015” trade fair, where India is a partner country with Germany. India is pushing ‘Make in India’ initiative in Hannover.
Modi will also visit Berlin where he will also hold talks will German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In the last lap of his tour, PM will visit Canada from April 14-16 where after meeting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, he will also travel to Toronto to meet the Indian diaspora.