Golden Temple to IIM Ahmedabad, PM Trudeau's full itinerary

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is all set for his 7-day trip to India starting Saturday, which is aimed at further boosting strategic ties with a focus on defence and counter-terror cooperation. Before embarking on his debut India visit, Trudeau tweeted, "Wheels up for India and a busy visit, focused on creating good jobs and strengthening the deep connection between the people of our two countries." Approximately 1.4 million Canadians are of Indian heritage and India is Canada's second largest source of immigrants. Canada is also a leading education destination for Indian students, and India is the second largest source of international students, an estimated 124,000 in 2017, as per official figures. He will be accompanied by his cabinet colleagues including Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan, Science and Sports Minister Kirsty Duncan and Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi are also visiting India. Here are the top highlights of Justin Trudeau's debut India visit

1. Trudeau will visit Agra, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Amritsar. Officials said Trudeau's visit to Gujarat will be first by a Canadian prime minister.
2. He will engage with youth and visit several landmarks, including the Taj Mahal, the Jama Masjid, and Swaminarayan Akshardham.
3. On February 20, he will visit Mumbai where he will hold meetings with top business leaders and meet representatives of Indian Film industry to explore various opportunities in the field of cinema.
4. Trudeau is scheduled to visit Jama Masjid and a cricket ground on February 22 in the national capital.
5. He will hold wide-ranging talks with PM Modi on February 23, 2018.
6. Canadian Prime Minister will visit the Golden Temple on February 21.
7. The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will deliver a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on February 19.
8. National Security Advisers of the two countries prepared the ground for PM Trudeau and PM Modi to intensify defence and security cooperation. India's concerns over Sikh radicalism in Canada are understood to have figured in the meeting held a couple days back.

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