G20 summit: UK PM Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy visit Akshardham Temple in Delhi |Oneindia
Rishi Sunak also said that he and wife Akshata plan to visit some of their favourite Delhi restaurants that they used to frequent.
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00:00 The United Kingdom's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today visited the Akshardham temple
00:07 in Delhi with his wife, Akshita Murthy.
00:10 Sunak is in Delhi to attend the two-day G20 summit where world leaders are holding discussions
00:16 on some of the world's most pressing issues.
00:20 This is Rishi Sunak's first official visit to India since becoming Britain's PM.
00:25 Security had been tightened in and around the temple.
00:29 After offering prayers, Sunak headed to Rajkot to join the other delegates in paying homage
00:35 to Mahatma Gandhi.
00:37 Expressing pride over Hindu roots, Rishi Sunak yesterday had said that he hopes to find time
00:43 to visit the temple here in India.
00:46 He also said that he and his wife Akshita plan to visit some of their favourite Delhi
00:50 restaurants that they used to frequently visit.
01:12 Akshita Murthy, Akshata Murthy's wife, said that she is proud of her husband's efforts.
01:28 Sunak said that he has enormous respect for PM Modi and said that he is keen to support
01:53 him in making G20 an enormous success.
01:58 PM Modi met Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 summit yesterday and discussed ways to
02:04 deepen trade linkages and boost investment.
02:09 Talks between the two leaders followed their meeting held on the sidelines of the G7 summit
02:14 in Hiroshima in May this year, in which they had discussed the India-UK free trade agreement,
02:21 innovation and science along with ways to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership
02:27 between the two countries.
02:53 About the children I spent time with because India's youth represent its future and that's
02:57 what should fill everybody with confidence about India's trajectory over the coming years
03:01 and decades.
03:02 The school children I spent time with today with Akshita are so bright, so confident.
03:07 They are going to ensure that India has an incredibly important role to play in world
03:11 affairs for years to come because their energy, their confidence, their intelligence is fantastic
03:16 and it's an inspiration to see and I'm really pleased that this British Council operation
03:21 here is working with them to strengthen those links between our countries.
03:32 Thank you.
03:38 (upbeat music)