Prince Charles to pay two-day visit to India, will meet PM Modi

Aims to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two nations

ANI  |  New Delhi 

Prince Charles
Prince Charles

Prince of Wales Charles Philip Arthur George accompanied by Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles will be on a two-day visit to on November 8 as part of their 10-day four-nation tour to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and

This visit, the ninth of the Prince of Wales to India, is aimed at strengthening the bilateral relations between the two nations.

The Prince is scheduled to meet the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discuss a wide range of issues, including that of the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which will take place in April 2018 in the UK, Climate Change, Sustainable Development Goals, Economic Cooperation and others.

India-trade is at $12.19 billion.

is the third largest investor in the and the second largest international job creator in the

The is the third largest inward investor in India, with a cumulative equity investment of $24.37 billion for the period April 2000-June 2017.

The Indian diaspora in the is one of the largest ethnic minority communities in the country, with the 2011 census recording approximately 1.5 million people of Indian origin in the equating to almost 1.8 per cent of the population and contributing to 6 per cent of the country's GDP.

The Prince of Wales had earlier visited in 1975, 1980, 1991, 1992, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2013.

First Published: Fri, November 03 2017. 21:27 IST