9 years ago
New Delhi:
On the third day of his week-long trip to India, the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state, Gujarat. He visited the Sabarmati ashram in Ahmedabad and the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar. Mr Trudeau addressed the students at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. The Canadian Prime Minister will hold bilateral meeting with PM Modi on February 23 during which the two leaders will focus on trade, defense, civil nuclear cooperation, space, tackling climate change energy and education. Mr Trudeau's visit is expected to deepen ties between India and Canada. Accompanied by his family, the 46-year-old prime minister arrived in New Delhi on Saturday evening, where he was received by Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. The Trudeaus began the first full day of his visit by taking a tour of the iconic Taj Mahal in Agra and later visited Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre in Mathura.