Modi! to meet Queen and give talk at Wembley Stadium

Modi visit: Indian PM to meet Queen and give talk at Wembley Stadium

India's PM Narendra Modi has described India's relationship with the UK as being of "immense importance"

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to meet the Queen and speak in front of tens of thousands of people on the second day of his visit to the UK.

Mr Modi is to have lunch with the Queen at Buckingham Palace and then later give a speech at Wembley Stadium.
He will also meet business leaders. Deals worth £9bn between Indian and UK firms were unveiled on Thursday after talks with David Cameron.
Mr Modi's three-day UK visit is the first by an Indian PM in a decade.
He has described India's relationship with the UK as being of "immense importance", while Prime Minister David Cameron has said the countries need to create "one of the leading global partnerships".
But Mr Modi's appearances have also attracted protest over allegations of religious persecution and a reduction in civil liberties since he came to power.

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• Narendra Modi is seen as a divisive politician - loved and loathed in equal measure
• He is leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and took over as PM in May 2014 after leading his party to a spectacular general election win
• He served as the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 and is regarded as a dynamic politician who helped make the western state an economic powerhouse
• But he is also accused of doing little to stop the 2002 religious riots when more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed - allegations he has consistently denied
• His 18 months in power have been somewhat controversial amid concerns overrising social tensions and intolerance in India
• Mr Modi is known as a brilliant public speaker and is very popular among Indian communities abroad - 60,000 people are expected to fill Wembley Stadium to hear him speak

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The businesses deals between the UK and India were announced after Mr Modi was hosted at Mr Cameron's country residence Chequers.
Number 10 said 1,900 jobs had been created or safeguarded as a result of the tie-ups in the retail, logistics, energy, finance, IT, education and health sectors.

The Indian prime minister began his day with a stroll round the garden at Chequers

Mr Modi, who visited Parliament on Thursday, says the UK and India must set "higher ambitions" for their relationship

Up to 60,000 are expected to attend the event at Wembley, which will include performances from Indian and British stars, a fireworks display and a speech by Mr Modi.
The event is expected to be a celebration of the Indian diaspora's contribution to the British economy.
On Thursday, in the first speech by a serving Indian PM to Parliament, Mr Modi said UK and India were "two strong economies and two innovative societies" but he said their relationship "must set higher ambitions".
The first day of Mr Modi's visit also attracted protests outside Downing Street directed against a number of issues including claims of religious persecution, and interference in Nepal
Amnesty International has urged Mr Cameron to intervene over a "fevered crackdown on critics under way in India".