Guyana 3rd South American country & 1st from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that Modi's visited since first assuming power in 2014. It's the 1st visit by an Indian leader since 1968.
In a telephone call with President Irfaan Ali of Guyana, Mr Finer discussed a range of regional and international issues including energy security, climate change, and the CARICOM summit.
Venezuela’s Maduro govt has this month threatened to annex region controlled by Guyana, triggering fresh row. Dispute dates back to 19th century when Guyana was a British colony.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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