Modi in UK: Executive session of CHOGM 2018 underway, PM in attendance

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• 19 Apr 2018, 07:42 PM

  PM Narendra Modi met Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth and Gambia President Adama Barrow on the sidelines of #CHOGM2018 in London pic.twitter.com/zT6bfcjDx1

  — ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2018

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 06:52 PM

  Pictures from @Commonwealth18, where PM @narendramodi and other world leaders are taking part. pic.twitter.com/hdSnhewo9M

  — PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 19, 2018

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 04:49 PM

  Take a tour inside the Leaders lounge at #CHOGM2018 and see the room where #Commonwealth Heads of Government are currently meeting to agree action towards a common future for #ourCommonwealth pic.twitter.com/ZAVykz5y9x

  — CHOGM London 2018 (@Commonwealth18) April 19, 2018

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 04:36 PM

  I pray that this Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will not only revitalize the bonds between our countries, but will also give the Commonwealth a renewed relevance to all citizens, finding practical solutions to their problems and giving life to their aspirations: Prince Charles

  "The modern Commonwealth has a vital role to play in building bridges between our countries, fairer societies within them and a more secure world around them."
  
  Read the remarks in full by HRH The Prince of Wales at the Formal Opening of #CHOGM2018: https://t.co/QOkiRyKBVJ pic.twitter.com/6yj9V1H2Qg

  — Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 19, 2018

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 04:04 PM

  London: PM Narendra Modi arrives for #CHOGM2018, received by PM Theresa May and Commonwealth Secretary General Baroness Patricia Scotland pic.twitter.com/qoAYJlqyJi

  — ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2018

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 04:02 PM

  On Wednesday, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor kept political differences aside to speak up against the spate of demonstrations and protests that have greeted PM Modi in the UK during his visit for the Commonwealth Leaders meet in London.

  Tharoor wrote that while he supported UK Indians who expressed concern about the government’s ‘weak response to rapes and crimes’, he didn’t condone such attack on PM Modi abroad.

  He wrote on Twitter: “While supporting UK Indians who express concern about Govt's weak response to rapes & crimes against women & girls, I cannot support such attacks on @PMOIndia abroad. This plays into the hands of anti-Indian elements (JKLF, Pakistani groups, Khalistanis) piggybacking on our protests.”

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 03:14 PM

  UK Prime Minister @theresa_may and Commonwealth Secretary-General @PScotlandCSG address leaders and members of The Royal Family at the formal opening of #CHOGM2018.@RoyalFamily @commonwealthsec pic.twitter.com/Me2u1665qy

  — CHOGM London 2018 (@Commonwealth18) April 19, 2018

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 03:12 PM

  UK Prime Minister @theresa_may and Commonwealth Secretary-General @PScotlandCSG address leaders and members of The Royal Family at the formal opening of #CHOGM2018.@RoyalFamily @commonwealthsec pic.twitter.com/Me2u1665qy

  — CHOGM London 2018 (@Commonwealth18) April 19, 2018

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 03:12 PM

  HRH Prince of Wales welcomes Commonwealth leaders as the formal opening of #CHOGM2018 gets underway inside the Ballroom in Buckingham Palace.@RoyalFamily pic.twitter.com/WNotZb21hi

  — CHOGM London 2018 (@Commonwealth18) April 19, 2018

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 02:40 PM

  Vibrant performances from @KinetikaBloco and @dholdrummers bringing the sounds of carnival to the formal opening of #CHOGM2018 outside Buckingham Palace today. pic.twitter.com/MrEhOLx1et

  — CHOGM London 2018 (@Commonwealth18) April 19, 2018

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 02:23 PM

  The Queen and members of royal family welcome leaders from across the Commonwealth to the formal opening of CHOGM 2018 at Buckingham Palace. 

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 02:14 PM

  Today at the formal opening of #CHOGM2018 we are welcoming heads of government from across the Commonwealth with a guard of honour from @ColdstreamGds and music from @ColdstreamBand outside Buckingham Palace.@RoyalFamily pic.twitter.com/yxCgidovHA

  — CHOGM London 2018 (@Commonwealth18) April 19, 2018

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 01:27 PM

  This is the first time since 2009 when Indian Prime Minister will attend CHOGM. Full details here

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 01:26 PM

  The executive session will be followed by a retreat at Windsor, where the world leaders will interact on an informal basis.

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 01:24 PM

  The executive session of the heads of the Commonwealth countries to be held at 12:15 PM at Lancaster House in London 

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 01:23 PM

  Queen Elizabeth II to formally open CHOGM at Buckingham Palace 10:00 AM (Local time)

  
• 19 Apr 2018, 01:20 PM

  Today will see the formal opening of #CHOGM2018 at Buckingham Palace and executive sessions with leaders from across #ourCommonwealth at Lancaster House, London. Here are today's highlights: pic.twitter.com/mJ3xjTqzZF

  — CHOGM London 2018 (@Commonwealth18) April 19, 2018