Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his government views the South American country of Guyana as key to its energy security.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in Guyana on Friday and said, “You can take an Indian out of India, but you cannot take India out of an India.” He said his experience of the tour had reaffirmed it.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a state visit Wednesday to the South American country of Guyana, where 40 percent of the population is of subcontinental origin.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Guyana, marking the first visit by an Indian leader in more than 50 years to the South American country with diaspora ties.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who concluded his three-nation official trip on Friday, highlighted a 7-curry meal served on on a water lily leaf by Guyana's President Irfaan Ali as one of his key experiences .

Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday his country is interested in oil from Guyana, the small South American nation with the world's highest per capita crude reserves.