At G20 Rio, PM Modi meets Starmer, Prabowo and Montenegro for the first time; India to open consulates in Belfast and Manchester
On 18 November 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, on the G20 sidelines, PM Modi held first meetings with UK PM Keir Starmer, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto and Portugal's PM Luís Montenegro, and met Norway's PM Jonas Gahr Store and France's President Emmanuel Macron.
Summary
On 18 November 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, PM Narendra Modi held his first meeting with UK PM Keir Starmer, announcing two new Consulates General of India in Belfast and Manchester; both leaders stressed resuming the Free Trade Agreement negotiations early. He held first meetings with Indonesia's newly elected President Prabowo Subianto and Portugal's PM Luís Montenegro, noting that 2025 marks 50 years of India-Portugal diplomatic relations. He met Norway's PM Jonas Gahr Store, who noted the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement as a milestone, and France's President Emmanuel Macron, their third meeting that year, welcoming Macron's AI Action Summit in France.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 18 Nov 2024, Rio de Janeiro (G20 sidelines)
- UK
- First meeting with Keir Starmer; new Indian consulates in Belfast and Manchester; resume FTA talks
- Indonesia
- First meeting with President Prabowo Subianto
- Portugal
- First meeting with PM Luís Montenegro; 50 years of ties in 2025
- Norway
- PM Jonas Gahr Store; India-EFTA TEPA
- France
- Third meeting with Macron in 2024; AI Action Summit in France
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In which two UK cities did PM Modi announce new Consulates General of India during his first meeting with PM Keir Starmer on 18 November 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Belfast and Manchester
PIB (MEA): PM Modi announced two new Consulates General of India in the UK in Belfast and Manchester.
The year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and which country, as noted at a G20 Rio meeting on 18 November 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Portugal
PIB (MEA): Modi and Portugal's PM Luís Montenegro noted that 2025 marks 50 years of India-Portugal diplomatic relations.
Consider the following about PM Modi's meetings at G20 Rio on 18 November 2024: 1. His meeting with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto was their first. 2. His meeting with France's President Emmanuel Macron was their first of the year. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (MEA): the meeting with Prabowo was their first; the meeting with Macron was their third that year, after his Republic Day visit to India.