Prime Minister Modi arrives in Britain

London, Nov 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Thursday for a three-day visit. During Modi’s visit, India and Britain will sign a number of pacts on mutual investments and defence cooperation.

Modi, wearing a dark coat, stepped out of the aircraft with folded ‘namaste’.

In a series of pre-departure Facebook posts, Modi said: “My visit is aimed at strengthening cooperation with a traditional friend that is not only a major economic partner of India but also one of the leading economic players of the world.”

Modi’s visit to Britain is the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister in nine years after Manmohan Singh’s visit in 2006. Singh visited Britain in 2009 to attend the G-20 summit. On November 14, Modi will leave for Turkey to attend the annual G-20 summit.  (IANS)