PM Modi Ghana visit highlights: Key outcomes and agreements between New Delhi and Accra
India and Ghana on Wednesday elevated their bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Accra, the first by an Indian PM in over three decades. Following delegation-level talks with Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, both sides agreed to deepen cooperation across trade, defence, digital infrastructure, and more. “Today, the president and I have decided to elevate our bilateral partnership to a Comprehensive Partnership,” Modi said after the meeting. “India is not just a partner but a co-traveller in Ghana’s journey of nation-building.” The visit also comes at a time when Ghana is undergoing significant economic restructuring. PM Modi assured the country of India’s support and said, “We have elevated our ties to a Comprehensive Partnership, which will be beneficial for the people of our nations.” He added, "India is not just a partner but a co-traveller in Ghana's journey of nation-building." Here are the key decisions announced during the visit: Bilateral Trade and Investment
- India and Ghana set a target to double bilateral trade within the next five years.
- Modi highlighted that Indian companies have already invested nearly $2 billion across approximately 900 projects in Ghana.
- India reaffirmed its support for Ghana’s economic restructuring efforts.
- Four agreements were signed, including MoUs on cultural cooperation and traditional medicine.
- 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.
- India offered to share its experience with UPI-based digital payments to help develop Ghana’s financial technology infrastructure.
- Indian companies will collaborate with Ghana in exploration and mining of critical minerals to support industrial development and supply chain resilience.
- Both sides agreed to increase cooperation in defence training, cyber security, maritime security, and defence supplies.
- The two countries committed to advancing defence ties under the framework of “security through solidarity.”
- PM Modi said both sides were unanimous that terrorism is the “enemy of humanity.”
- India and Ghana will strengthen cooperation in counter-terrorism efforts.
- PM Modi and President Mahama discussed global conflicts and stressed the need for diplomatic resolution.
- “This is not the era of war; problems should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy,” PM Modi said.
- Both leaders pledged continued cooperation as part of the Global South and acknowledged Ghana’s role in the Voice of Global South Summit.
- PM Modi noted the African Union’s permanent membership in the G20 was a matter of pride under India’s presidency.
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