India's Modi visits Britain, seeks to bounce back from election blow


  • World
  • Wednesday, 11 Nov 2015

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally in a cricket stadium in Srinagar, November 7, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a mass rally on a visit to Britain this week that supporters hope will help him spring back from a humiliating election loss and reassert his authority on the global stage.

India and Britain could announce deals worth 8-12 billion pounds during the visit, according to diplomats, with Modi keen to buy 20 more BAE Systems Hawk trainer aircraft to be made in Bengaluru.

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