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Boris Johnson in India: The bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Prime Minister Boris Johnson was palpable at a media event here on Friday with the UK PM referring to Modi as “khaas dost (special friend)” and calling him by his first name multiple times. Johnson also appreciated the welcome he received in India, especially in Gujarat, saying he felt a bit like Sachin Tendulkar and his face was ubiquitous like Amitabh Bachchan. Let us take a look at some of the images:
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and PM Narendra Modi shake hands before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi. (Reuters Photo)
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson inspects a guard of honor during his ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (AP Photo)
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
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“Thank you my friend Narendra, my Khaas dost is the phrase I would (like to) use in Hindi. We have had a fantastic two days here in India.” “Yesterday I became the first conservative prime minister to visit Gujarat, which is your birth place of course Narendra, but as you just said the ancestral home of about half of all the British Indians and I had an amazing reception, absolutely amazing, I felt a bit like Sachin Tendulkar and my face was ubiquitous everywhere as Amitabh Bachchan. I was everywhere to be seen and it was fantastic,” Johnson said. (PTI Photo)
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Johnson said in challenging times it is important that we, the “khaas dost”, get closer together. (PTI Photo)
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In the backdrop of the rapid geopolitical turmoil, Prime Minister Modi and his British counterpart Johnson agreed on a new and expanded India-UK defence partnership and vowed to seal an ambitious free trade agreement by the end of the year. (Reuters Photo)
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson showers flower petals as he pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi. (Reuters Photo)
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Addressing a press conference after his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day, Johnson said there is so much potential to take the bilateral partnership to a whole new level. (Reuters Photo)