Modi in UK Day 1: PM pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi, addresses House of Commons

[caption id=“attachment_2504808” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects an honour guard in London during his first official visit to the United Kingdom on 12 November, 2015. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2504800” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] (left) Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Parliament square; (above) inspects honour guard; (top) protestors shout anti-Modi slogans. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2504802” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] PM Modi arrives at Heathrow Airport in London at the start of his three-day official visit to the UK on 12 November, 2015. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2504804” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Pro-Modi demonstrators outside 10 Downing Street shout slogans showing their support for the prime minister. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2504806” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Demonstrators carry banners and shout slogans as they protest against PM Modi outside Downing Street. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2504810” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] PM Narendra Modi and Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron enter 10 Downing Street in London on the first day of his visit. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2504812” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and Narendra Modi have a chat after the welcome ceremony. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2504814” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] The Red Arrow RAF display team perform a flypast over Parliament Square in honour of PM Narendra Modi in London. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2504816” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Britain’s PM David Cameron (left), Narendra Modi (center) and London’s Mayor Boris Johnson hold hands in front of Tower Bridge in London. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2504818” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Narendra Modi addresses industry leaders at Guildhall in London. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2504820” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Britain’s Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow (right) applauds Narendra Modi after the latter delivered a speech at the Royal Gallery in the Houses of Parliament in London. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2504822” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] David Cameron (right) welcomes Narendra Modi to Chequers, his official country residence, near Aylesbury, England. Reuters[/caption]