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Time of India
2 days ago
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- Time of India
India–Ghana ties deepen as PM Modi receives Ghana's highest civilian honour; 4 MoUs signed, ET Infra
Advt A cultural exchange programme for 2025–29 Cooperation in traditional systems of medicine An MoU between the Bureau of Indian Standards and the Ghana Standards Authority A framework for regular diplomatic consultations India will help implement its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system in Ghana to boost digital public infrastructure and reduce transaction costs. Plans were announced to introduce Jan Aushadhi Kendras to improve access to affordable medicines. India also proposed assistance for developing a vaccine manufacturing hub to serve the West African region. A vocational Skill Development Centre will be set up in Ghana with Indian support. Technical assistance will also be offered for the country's 'Feed Ghana' initiative to enhance agricultural resilience. Minerals and trade Both countries discussed potential collaboration in rare-earth minerals, which are crucial for clean energy technologies. Indian investment in Ghana's mineral value chain is under two sides also agreed to double bilateral trade over the next five years, with focus on key sectors including mining, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and education. Policy-focused partnership Unlike traditional aid-based approaches, the visit reflected a shift toward policy-driven, mutually beneficial cooperation. Officials said the agreements are aligned with India's development diplomacy strategy, especially in the Global Minister Modi described India as a 'co-traveller in Ghana's development journey' and reaffirmed the commitment to democratic values and inclusive growth. Advt Recognition with intent Officials noted that while the civilian award is symbolic, it reflects Ghana's appreciation of India's evolving role in the region — not just through diplomacy, but by delivering on infrastructure, policy support and institutional capacity building. The visit concluded with both countries reaffirming their intent to scale up collaboration in governance, technology and public welfare sectors. By , ETInfra Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals. Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. Get updates on your preferred social platform Follow us for the latest news, insider access to events and more. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Ghana's highest civilian honour, the Order of the Star of Ghana, during his state visit to Accra — the first by an Indian prime minister in over three decades. While the honour made headlines, the visit also paved the way for deeper India–Ghana cooperation across infrastructure, healthcare, digital payments, and policy-led development. Modi is the first Indian leader to receive the honour, which was awarded in recognition of his 'distinguished statesmanship and global leadership.' The Ghanaian government also acknowledged India's long-standing developmental role in the and Ghana signed four memorandums of understanding aimed at strengthening institutional cooperation:The two sides also elevated their bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive extended support in several priority sectors, with a focus on capacity building and public service delivery.
United News of India
2 days ago
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- United News of India
My bilateral talks with President Mahama were extremely fruitful: PM Modi in Accra
Accra/New Delhi, July 3 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his bilateral talks with Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama were extremely fruitful and the two nations have elevated their ties to a Comprehensive Partnership. In a post on X, after holding talks with President Mahama in the Jubilee House in Accra, the PM posted: 'The talks with President John Dramani Mahama were extremely fruitful. 'We have elevated our ties to a Comprehensive Partnership, which will be beneficial for the people of our nations. 'We discussed ways to improve trade and economic linkages. Cooperation in FinTech, skill development, healthcare and other such sectors were also deliberated upon.' The two nations inked four MoUs after the talks, besides announcing elevation of the ties to a Comprehensive Partnership The MoUS included: -MoU on Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP): To promote greater cultural understanding and exchanges in art, music, dance, literature, and heritage. -MoU between Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) & Ghana Standards Authority (GSA): Aimed at enhancing cooperation in standardization, certification, and conformity assessment. -MoU between Institute of Traditional & Alternative Medicine (ITAM), Ghana and Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), India: To collaborate in traditional medicine education, training, and research. -MoU on Joint Commission Meeting: To institutionalize high-level dialogue and review bilateral cooperation mechanisms on a regular basis. The MEA spokesperson said in a post on the talks: 'PM @narendramodi held wide-ranging talks with President @JDMahama of Ghana at the iconic Jubilee House, Ghana. 'Both leaders reaffirmed the warm and time-tested ties between India and Ghana, and discussed ways to expand cooperation in key areas including trade & investment, capacity building, defence & security, digital technology, UPI, agriculture, Pharma, mining, infrastructure and people-to-people ties. 'The leaders agreed to elevate the bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Partnership. They reiterated their commitment to democratic values, Global South solidarity, South-South cooperation, and a shared vision for sustainable development & global peace.' Secretary ER, Dammu Ravi, briefing media persons on the talks, said the two leaders first had a one-on-one meeting which was followed by delegation level talks during which they reviewed the wide spectrum of the bilateral relations. Both the leaders acknowledged that this is a historic visit for the fact that this is taking place at the Prime Minister level from India after 30 years. 'President Mahama clearly acknowledged that it is a landmark visit that is very timely and very opportunistic at a time when Ghana is also looking for partnership with India to deepen economic engagement after its own economic rebound, recovery that it is facing having gone through the IMF conditionalities and restructuring,' 'A few ideas and proposals that President Mahama had mentioned during the discussions were cooperation in the area of agriculture; where he sought India's support, the entrepreneurs to be able to develop Ghana as a food basket, provide food security to its people. And Prime Minister Modi has agreed to support Ghana in this endeavor. 'The second item was in the area of pharma and vaccines. President Mahama is very clearly interested to create Ghana a hub for vaccines, and some development has already taken place in collaboration with the Global Vaccine Alliance and in that context, he wants Indian entrepreneurs to come and set up manufacturing units in the pharma and vaccines where India clearly has advanced its capacities. 'The third area is in the area of defense cooperation. Here again there are concerns for Ghana in terms of security, terrorism from the northern region, the Sahel region and the piracy in the seas are of concern. 'There is clear interest to have India's support in terms of support of the equipment, training of the personnel and to be able to source equipment from India which has now become very clearly a leader in defense exports. 'There was also concern for the way terrorism is affecting the world. President Mahama clearly expressed solidarity with India. He condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attacks, and he was very clear and unequivocal in his support for India and the solidarity in the fight against terrorism. Both leaders also discussed the idea of cooperation in the area of critical minerals where President Mahama has offered India to collaborate in harnessing the critical minerals with India's investments and also processing capacities,' On Thursday, PM Modi is to pay homage to the first President of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, who is highly respected and regarded also in India because of a longstanding friendship with India since the 60s. Prime Minister will address the Parliament of Ghana and also address the diaspora. UNI RN
India Today
2 days ago
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- India Today
India, Ghana ink key pacts during PM Modi's visit, aim to double trade in 5 years
India and Ghana on Wednesday elevated their relationship to a comprehensive partnership during a historic visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is the first prime ministerial visit from India to Ghana in 30 the visit, PM Modi reaffirmed that India is a co-traveller in Ghana;s development journey. PM Modi met with Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama and held wide-ranging two leaders agreed to double trade in the next five years, strengthen defence ties and boost cooperation in areas like digital payments, healthcare, culture and critical minerals. "Indian companies have invested nearly two billion dollars in about 900 projects. Today, we have set a target to double our mutual trade in the next five years," PM Modi said in a media statement."In the field of FinTech, India is ready to share its experience of UPI digital payments with Ghana," he the PM Modi's historic visit, the nations signed four key Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs):The first was a Cultural Exchange Programme, which will help both countries share and learn more about each other's art, music, dance, literature and second agreement was between the Bureau of Indian Standards and the Ghana Standards Authority to work together on improving product standards, quality checks and third deal focused on traditional medicine, where India and Ghana will work together on education, training and research in this fourth agreement set up a Joint Commission Meeting, which will allow both countries to hold regular high-level talks to review and improve their two leaders also discussed a wide range of global and regional challenges, including terrorism. The leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in the fight against terrorism, while recognising it as a common threat to the area of defence and security, India is committed to supporting Ghana through training programs and the provision of defence equipment. During the visit, PM Modi also assured India's assistance on the economic front and pledged to help Ghana boost its agriculture sector in order to achieve food India pledged support for Ghana's ambition to become a regional hub for vaccine production. Modi also reaffirmed India's strong backing for the Global South and welcomed the African Union's inclusion in the G20 during India's the prime minister was also conferred with 'The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana', the country's national honour, for his "distinguished statesmanship and influential global leadership". PM Narendra Modi received the honour from the Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama.- Ends
