Windhoek, Namibia — Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Namibian President Netumbo Nandi‑Ndaitwah on Wednesday, marking the first visit to Namibia by an Indian premier in 27 years and the final stop on his five‑nation tour. Talks centred on expanding cooperation in critical minerals, rare‑earth exploration, defence, security, digital technology and agriculture. Modi noted that Namibia will adopt India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) later this year, following a licensing pact between the National Payments Corporation of India and the Bank of Namibia signed in April 2024. He also thanked Namibia for its support of Project Cheetah, which re‑introduced the big cat to India. Earlier in the trip, Modi held similar mineral‑supply discussions with leaders in Ghana, Argentina and Brazil. In Brasilia on Tuesday, he and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged to lift bilateral trade to $20 billion within five years and signed six agreements covering security information, agricultural research and renewable energy.