'Research is key to development': PM Modi's message for Queensland University students

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane today, left behind a message for students, saying research is the mother of development.

The Prime Minister, who was accompanied by industrialist Gautam Adani, interacted with students and left a message on an 'Agrobot' for them.

"Research is key to development. There is an ongoing relationship between the development journey of human kind and research. Increasing dominance of science and technology in the field of agriculture will surely prove to be beneficial to farmers and to the field of agriculture as a whole. It is an important endeavour for the welfare of mankind. Best wishes for your efforts," he wrote in his message.

MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin also tweeted a photograph of children huddled around the Agrobot, trying to read what Prime Minister Modi had written.

"What's he write? Curious children want to know what PM @narendramodi wrote on the 'Agrobot'?" tweeted Akbaruddin.

The Prime Minister will meet UK Prime Minister David Cameron later in the day.

Prime Minister Modi arrived in Brisbane today to attend the G-20 Summit. An Indian Prime Minister is visiting Australia after 28 years.

After attending the G-20 Summit in Brisbane, Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to travel to Sydney, where he will attend a community reception and address the Indian Diaspora.

The Prime Minister will then travel to Canberra and address the special joint sitting of the Australian Parliament on November 18. He is also to address a community event in Melbourne before travelling to Fiji.