PM Modi visits Ireland
Q. PM Narendra Modi was on a brief visit to which country enroute to the US for strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation on 23rd September 2015?- Published on 24 Sep 15a. Scotland
b. Ireland
c. Britain
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Ireland
PM Modi arrived for a brief visit to Ireland en-route to the US. Relations between the two countries date back to independence. Total trade in goods and services was pegged at euro 2.48 billion in 2013. Chief Irish export items include computer hardware and software, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, food and machinery. Indian exports to Ireland cover textiles, garments and clothing accessories, pharmaceuticals, light engineering goods and chemicals.Indian companies in Ireland include pharma majors such as Wockhardt, Sun Pharma and Reliance Genemedix and information technology firms such as FirstSource, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCL and Wipro. Ireland is home to around 26,000 persons of Indian origin, of which around 17,000 are Indian citizens. Last Indian PM to visit this nation was Nehru in 1956.
