Those attending the event -which will conclude on Sunday- will debate strategies to achieve shared development objectives, and it is expected that possible collaborations will emerge from the exchange of experiences.

‘The summit is designed to deepen long-standing ties between the Caribbean and India with a focus on agriculture, healthcare, digital infrastructure, renewable energy and pharmaceuticals,’ the Associates Times website said.

Government leaders from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago will attend the meeting and welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

They will interact with Modi and share their ways of collaborating on issues of small island developing states, climate change, business and trade.

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