INDIAN Prime Minister Narenda Modi has issued a clarion call for the deepening of ties between his country and TT.

As part of his overture for more TT citizens to come to India and explore what his country has to offer, Modi announced his government will be offering the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card to members of the Indian diaspora in this country.

Modi made these statements in his address at a community diaspora event at the National Cycling Velodrome in Couva on July 3. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, who addressed the gathering before Modi, expressed similar desires for stronger TT-India ties.