Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May during a bilateral meeting at 10 Downing Street in London. (Source: Reuters) Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May during a bilateral meeting at 10 Downing Street in London. (Source: Reuters)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who began his four-day visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday, held wide-ranging talks with his British counterpart Theresa May on redefining and infusing new energy into the bilateral engagement after Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU). The two heads of state discussed a wide range of issues including terrorism, visas and immigration. He also paid tributes to Lingayat philosopher Basaveshwara at Albert Embankment Gardens.

Britain’s Prince Charles, meanwhile, welcomed PM Modi at an exhibition organised to celebrate India’s role in the history of science and technology. “The Prime Minister Modi and Prince Charles visited the exhibition on 5,000 years of Science and Technology in India,” tweeted Raveesh Kumar, Official Spokesperson at the Ministry of External Affairs.

Later, PM Modi interacted with the Indian diaspora at the mega event, titled “Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath”, where he said “The need of the hour is to make development a mass movement.”