PM Modi Proposes 7 Key Pillars to Strengthen India-Caribbean Ties at CARICOM Summit

Georgetown: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Guyana marking first visit by an Indian PM in 56 years, on Wednesday, joined Caribbean leers for second India-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Summit. focus of summit was to discuss ways to strengn ties in areas like tre, technology, tourism, and agriculture. During summit, PM Modi proposed seven "key pillars" to help improve relationship between India and Caribbean countries.

During summit, leers discussed ways to strengn ties in areas such as economic cooperation, agriculture and food security, health and pharmaceuticals, and science and innovations. dressing summit, Prime Minister Modi proposed seven key pillars, which also form acronym CARICOM.

se seven pillars, part of an acronym, CARICOM, include:

1. Capacity Building – Helping to develop skills.
2. Agriculture and Food Security – Working on food supply and farming.
3. Renewable Energy and Climate Change – Focusing on clean energy and tackling climate change.
4. Innovation, Technology, and Tre – Promoting new ideas, technology, and business.
5. Cricket and Culture – Strengning ties through sports and culture.
6. Ocean Economy – Using ocean's resources responsibly.
7. Medicine and Healthcare – Improving health and medical care.

PM Modi also suggested creating an online portal to connect businesses and people in India and CARICOM countries to promote tre, technology, and tourism. He spoke about helping small and medium-sized businesses, mentioning a $1 million grant announced last year to support se sectors.

Prime Minister also talked about building a forensic centre for CARICOM region and creating a portal similar to India’s iGOT Karmayogi, which offers online courses for civil servants in areas like law, technology, and education.

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Me Up of 21 Countries

Highlighting India’s leership at G20, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali thanked India for sending first vaccines to Caribbean during COVID-19 pandemic and praised India’s role in supporting Global South, referring to countries that share similar development challenges.

Notably, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is me up of 21 countries, including 15 full members and six associate members. Around 320,000 people of Indian origin live in Guyana.

Earlier, before arriving in Guyana, PM Modi attended G20 Summit in Brazil, where he met with world leers like US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Modi h also visited Nigeria, where he held talks with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and met Indian community.