• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation tour from July 2 to 9 to participate in the BRICS Summit in Brazil and expand India’s ties with several key nations of the Global South.

• Besides Brazil, Modi will visit Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia during the eight-day trip.

• In the first leg of the visit, PM Modi will undertake a visit to Ghana from July 2 to 3. This will be PM Modi’s first ever bilateral visit to Ghana. It will be the first prime ministerial visit from India to Ghana in three decades. During the visit, Modi will hold talks with the President of Ghana to review the strong bilateral partnership and discuss further avenues to enhance it through economic, energy, and defence collaboration.

• From Ghana, Modi will travel to Trinidad and Tobago on a two-day visit from July 3 to 4. It will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the country since 1999. During the visit, Modi will hold talks with President of Trinidad and Tobago Christine Carla Kangaloo and Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. He is also expected to address a joint session of the Parliament of the island nation.

• In the third leg of his visit, PM Modi will visit Argentina from July 4 to 5. The PM will hold wide-ranging talks with President Javier Milei to further enhance India-Argentina partnership in key areas including defence, agriculture, mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, trade and investment.

• In the fourth leg of his visit, PM Modi will travel to Brazil at the invitation of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He will attend the 17th BRICS summit followed by a state visit. This will be Modi's fourth visit to Brazil as PM. The 17th BRICS Leaders’ Summit will be held in Rio de Janeiro. Modi is also likely to hold several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit.

• In the final leg of his visit, PM Modi will travel to Namibia. This will be the third ever prime ministerial visit from India to Namibia. During his visit, Modi will hold bilateral talks with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.

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