Photos: British PM Boris Johnson’s India visit

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds flower bouquets after he was greeted by officials upon his arrival at the airport in Ahmedabad. Boris Johnson arrived in India on Thursday on a two-day visit focusing on stepping up cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, giving momentum to negotiations on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries as well as enhancing defence ties

Johnson, who landed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, visited Sabarmati Ashram where he expressed his amazement at the simple principles of truth and non-violence advocated by Mahatma Gandhi that changed the world for the better.

Boris Johnson is shown how to operate a cotton wheel at Mahatma Gandhi's house at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad during a cultural tour as part of his two-day visit to India

Boris Johnson places a garland around the neck of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at his Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks with sadhus, Hindu holymen, as he visits the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gets a traditional turban tied on his head upon his arrival at the Gujarat Biotechnology University in Gandhinagar.

Boris Johnson walks along with India's environmental educator Kartikeya Sarabhai and the Chief Minister of Gujarat state Bhupendra Patel, during his visit to the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.

Boris Johnson boards an Indian military's Chinook helicopter in Ahmedabad on April 21, 2022, for a flight to the JCB factory at Vadodara in India's Gujarat state.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson scatters rose petals during his visit at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks over the Sabarmati river during his visit at the Sabarmati Ashram also known as Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad on April 21, 2022.

Boris Johnson (C) poses with sadhus or Hindu holymen in front of the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar.

Writing a message in the visitor's book at the Ashram, Johnson said, "It is an immense privilege to come to the Ashram of this extraordinary man, and to understand how he mobilised such simple principles of truth and non-violence to change the world for the better."

People attend a roadshow held for the welcome of United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Ahmedabad.

Boris Johnson climbs over a JCB at the new JCB Factory during his two day trip to India, in Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a copy of Guide to London, which was written by Mahatma Gandhi but never published, at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad during a cultural tour as part of his two day visit to India.

Boris Johnson gestures before spinning khadi on a charkha or a spinning wheel during his visit to the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures to employees during his visit at the JCB factory in Vadodara.