New Delhi:

Rishi Sunak, UK Prime Minister, right this moment visited the Akshardham Temple in Delhi together with his spouse Akshata Murty. Mr Sunak is in Delhi to attend the two-day G20 Summit the place world leaders are holding discussions on among the world’s most urgent points.

This is Rishi Sunak’s first official go to to India since changing into Britain PM.

Security had been tightened in and across the temple.

After providing prayers, Mr Sunak headed to Rajghat to affix the opposite delegates in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi.

Expressing pleasure over his Hindu roots, Rishi Sunak yesterday had stated that he hopes to seek out time to go to a temple right here in India. He additionally stated that he and spouse Akshata plan to go to a few of their favorite Delhi eating places that they used to frequent.

Mr Sunak stated that he has “enormous respect” for PM Modi and stated that he’s eager to help him in making G20 an unlimited success.

PM Modi met Mr Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit yesterday and mentioned methods to deepen commerce linkages and enhance funding.

Talks between the 2 leaders adopted their assembly held on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima in May this yr through which they’d mentioned the India-UK free commerce settlement, innovation, and science together with methods to strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the 2 nations.