Indian Ambassador to Ireland Radhika Lal Lokesh has said that bilateral relations between India and Ireland are expected to reach higher level with the Prime Minster Narendra Modi's visit to Ireland. <br/><br/>She said, the Prime Minister, who will first arrive in Dublin tomorrow on the way to the United States, will hold delegation level talks with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on matters of mutual interest. <br/><br/>Talking to our correspondent, Mrs Lokesh said Mr Modi's visit is expected to strengthen economic and commercial engagement between the two countries.<br/><br/>The ambassador said active discussions are underway between India and Ireland to firm up bilateral agreements in the fields of education, agriculture and science & technology and these issues will be discussed in detail during Prime Minster's talks with his Irish counterpart.<br/><br/>Mrs Lokesh said the trade volume between India and Ireland which is not up to the desired level so far is expected to pace up in the coming years. <br/><br/>She said India exported goods worth 443 million euros last year and several Indian business houses have based their offices in Ireland to access European markets. <br/><br/>Similarly, she said that Ireland is evincing keen interest to invest in India in the fields of food processing, engineering education and medical fields. <br/><br/>The ambassador opined that both countries will have a win-win situation if they synergise their efforts in IT and infrastructure and other sectors. <br/><br/>She further said efforts are underway to take Make In India campaign to smaller places in Ireland to attract Irish investments into India.<br/><br/>The ambassador said nearly 1500 Indian students are pursuing higher education in Ireland and the number is expected to increase to 5000 in the near future.<br/><br/>The Indian ambassador further said Indian and Ireland have people to people contacts since pre-independence times and the Indian diaspora played an important role in the economic development of Ireland in varied capacities.<br/><br/>