PM Narendra Modi Heads Home After 5-Nation Tour

Mexico City: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for home after wrapping up a brief visit to Mexico on the final leg of his five-nation tour, which also took him to the US and Afghanistan.

"Thank you Mexico. A new era in India-Mexico ties has begun and this relationship is going to benefit our people and the entire world," PM Modi tweeted.
 

Gracias, México. Nueva época en relaciones India-México ha iniciado y la relación beneficiará nuestra gente y el mundo entero.

- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 9, 2016

"Five days, five countries! After a productive visit to Mexico, the last leg of his journey, PM departs for Delhi," External Affairs Minister Vikas Swarup tweeted.
 

Five days, five countries! After a productive visit to Mexico, the last leg of his journey, PM departs for Delhi pic.twitter.com/UX6K6CW2XG

- Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 9, 2016

The tour, that began on June 4, saw PM Modi visiting Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico with an aim to bolster ties.

Besides addressing a joint sitting of the US Congress, PM Modi received the backing of two key Nuclear Suppliers Group members - Switzerland and Mexico - for its bid to secure the membership of the 48-nation bloc.

He also held wide-ranging talks with President Barack Obama at the White House following which the US recognised India as a "major defence partner".