He said that applications from India for studying in Britain went up six per cent last year
UK shouldn't expect better trading relationship once it left, the aide had said earlier
Modi noted that the Indian diaspora in Britain acts as a living bridge between the two countries
He tells a conference in Rome last week that it was a tragedy that politicians in the region were twisting and abusing religion to advance their political objectives
He also warned that Brexit could lead to an economic shock, Scottish independence and Russian aggression
Johnson also said Britain has been approached by several countries interested in trade deals after UK voters chose last month in a referendum to secede from the EU
He also infuriated many by comparing the EU's ambitions for closer integration to Adolf Hitler's
Theresa May's appointment of Johnson, the figurehead of the victorious campaign to take Britain out of the European Union
Johnson had been the bookmakers' favourite to become prime minister