Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a four-day visit to the United Kingdom and the Maldives from 23rd July, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday.
The comedian-turned-politician brought up PM Modi's 2015 stopover in Pakistan to meet the then Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif, and said that he goes to countries uninvited.
With the volatility in the Middle East, India is gradually working towards removing its energy supply dependence on the Middle Eastern countries and diversifying its energy supplies to evade any conflict-driven market fluctuations.
In the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India has been buying oil from Russia at discounted rates. India fulfils around 88% of its crude oil demand through imports.
The Prime Minister highlighted how thousands of people were subjected to inhumane atrocities under the draconian Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA).
"You may be farthest from India, but you’re closest to every Indian’s heart,” PM Modi told astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla in a historic space-to-Earth interaction.