In Pictures: PM tries ‘art of spinning’ and clambers aboard JCB on Indian visit

Boris Johnson is on a two-day visit to the country.

Thursday 21 April 2022 11:57 BST

Prime Minister Boris Johnson wearing a turban at Gujarat bio technology University (Stefan Rousseau/PA) (PA Wire)

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally begun his much-delayed trip to India, during which he hopes to strengthen ties between the two nations.

On the first day of his two-day trip, he visited the ashram of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi in Gujarat, and was given a tour of a new JCB factory by the firm’s owner – major Tory donor Lord Bamford.

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In Pictures: PM tries ‘art of spinning’ and clambers aboard JCB on Indian visit

Boris Johnson is on a two-day visit to the country.

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