PM Modi's Trinidad trip after a 25-year gap aims to boost India's Caribbean influence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official visit to Trinidad and Tobago from July 3 to 4, 2025, is set to mark a milestone in India's outreach to the Caribbean. This will be Modi's first-ever visit to the island nation as Prime Minister and the first Prime Ministerial-level bilateral visit from India to Trinidad and Tobago since 1999. Coming as part of his five-nation tour of the Global South, Modi's trip to the twin-island nation carries significant symbolic weight – taking place in a year that commemorates 180 years since the arrival of Indian indentured labourers to Trinidad. But beyond symbolism, the visit aims to deepen India's strategic cooperation with Trinidad and Tobago across multiple sectors, reaffirm India's commitment to the Global South, and strengthen people-to-people ties with one of the largest Indian diaspora communities in the region.