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Modi Deepens India-Argentina Partnership During First Prime Ministerial Visit in 57 Years

It underscores India’s strategy to secure critical minerals from Argentina ahead of his participation at the BRICS summit in Brazil

PM Modi, Trinidad And Tobago  | Image: X/ANI
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Overview

  • Modi received a ceremonial welcome in Buenos Aires as the first Indian prime minister to conduct a bilateral visit to Argentina since 1968.
  • He held talks with President Javier Milei aimed at deepening cooperation in defence, agriculture, critical minerals, renewable energy and trade.
  • City chief Jorge Macri presented him with the symbolic Key to the City of Buenos Aires in recognition of growing bilateral ties.
  • The visit follows his trip to Trinidad and Tobago, where India signed six agreements across sectors and Modi was awarded the Order of the Republic.
  • This Argentina leg is part of Modi’s five-nation Global South tour, which continues with the BRICS summit in Brazil and concludes in Namibia.