Modi to address televised event in UK
29 March 2018 5:18 PM GMT
London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would address a major globally televised event during his three-day visit to the UK next month to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
'Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath' is being billed as a "niche event", which will take place in a broadcast studio setting in central London on April 18.
A few hundred guests picked out by an open ballot following registrations on bharatkibaat.org will get the chance to participate in the moderated question and answer session with the Prime Minister.
"A unique niche event is being planned in London on April 18. Titled as #BharatKiBaatSabkeSaath, it will be a one of its kind live interactive conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Vijay Chauthaiwale, in-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Foreign Affairs Department, announced on Twitter.
The Prime Minister will arrive in London from Sweden and hold a series of bilateral meetings, including with British Prime Minister Theresa May and an audience with Queen Elizabeth II, expected on April 18.
On April 19 and 20, he will take part in the CHOGM discussions along with heads of government from other 52 member-countries of the Commonwealth.
The visit has been dubbed as "historic" within diplomatic circles as this would mark an Indian Prime Minister's presence at CHOGM for the first time since 2010. Modi had been reportedly invited personally by the Queen in a letter addressed to him.
"It is a great time for India and it is exciting to see the energised way in which new opportunities are being taken up," Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Patricia Scotland, had recently said in reference to India's enhanced role within the organisation.
According to her, the 53 member-countries will also take a decision on appointing a successor to the 91-year-old monarch as the Head of the Commonwealth during the summit in London and Windsor.
The Heads of Government Meeting on April 19 and 20 will be preceded by the Commonwealth Business Forum between April 16-18, which will bring together hundreds of business people and stakeholders from across the 53 Commonwealth countries.
"Participation from Indian businesses to the Commonwealth Business Forum is just staggering in terms of the calibre, range, innovation and dynamism," said Richard Burge, CEO of the Commonwealth Enterprise and
Investment Council (CWEIC), who will be leading the trade and business strand of the agenda.
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