PM Modi returned to India on July 9 after an eight-day five-nation diplomatic tour that took him across West Africa, South America and the Caribbean. The visit, his longest since taking office in 2014, covered Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil and Namibia and included participation at the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro. More than symbolic, the tour delivered concrete gains across sectors from critical minerals and defence to fintech and diaspora outreach. India also secured key bilateral agreements, deepened its development partnerships and expanded its digital public infrastructure footprint overseas.
