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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) \u2014 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising continued trade and investment in Trinidad and Tobago<\/a> on Friday in an address to the nation\u2019s parliament. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time for us to work together to give the global south its rightful seat at the table,\u201d Modi said. \u201cFor us there are no limits to our cooperation with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two-day trip was Modi\u2019s first official visit<\/a> to the diverse, twin-island Caribbean country that shares longstanding ties with India. The visit was expected to boost investment in energy, health, security and other sectors.<\/p>\n

In his speech, Modi said that he saw \u201cgreat potential\u201d in working with Trinidad and Tobago on everything from developing new digital artificial intelligence tools to agriculture. He said that trade between the two countries was only set to grow \u201cwith human development at the center.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced a number of investments into medical, energy and technological infrastructure promised by Modi, and thanked the leader. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis visit is more than just diplomacy. It marks a new dawn,\u201d she said. \u201cIndia, and Trinidad and Tobago, will now work as strategic partners.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said that the two countries were also working on renewing bilateral trade and investment agreements, and that Trinidad and Tobago were slated to expand exports to India.<\/p>\n

Modi also highlighted the long-standing connections between the two nations, which he said acted as a \u201cpowerful symbol\u201d of fraternity and trust between the two nations. More than 35% of the Caribbean country\u2019s 1.4 million inhabitants are East Indian, descendants of indentured workers brought from India during the colonial era. <\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Indian leader also announced that the sixth generation of citizens with Indian origin in Trinidad and Tobago would be eligible to receive Overseas Citizen of India cards, allowing them to freely live and work in India.<\/p>\n

Modi was greeted warmly by many of the country\u2019s Hindu population, but some in Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s Muslim community sharply criticized the leader. About 18% of Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s population is Hindu, while 5% is Muslim.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth our nations rose from the shadows of colonial rule to write our own story,\u201d Modi said. \u201cThe legacy of shared heritage and mutual respect continues to guide our partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) \u2014 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising continued trade and investment in Trinidad and Tobago…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39276,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13214,64,57,1567,2242,13790,9337,19720,50,80,365,16524,31449,103,107],"class_list":{"0":"post-39275","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-asia-pacific","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-general-news","11":"tag-india","12":"tag-india-government","13":"tag-international-trade","14":"tag-medical-technology","15":"tag-narendra-modi","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-politics","18":"tag-religion","19":"tag-south-asia","20":"tag-trinidad-and-tobago","21":"tag-world","22":"tag-world-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114797520021869622","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}