Russia honours Modi with its highest state award for ‘exceptional services’
Russian honour comes a week after Indian PM being awarded UAE highest civilian awardRussia conferred the Order of St Andrew the Apostle, the country’s highest state award to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for his “exceptional services” in strengthening the strategic relationship between the two countries. President Vladimir Putin endorsed the decree on decorating Modi with the award for his “distinguished achievement in development of the special and privileged strategic partnership” between India and Russia and it’s people, according to a statement from the Russian embassy. UAE honours ‘dear friend’ Modi with highest civilian awardIn a tweet, Modi said he was honoured to receive the prestigious Russian award and thanked Putin and people of the country. — Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 12, 2019The award was established in 1698 but it was abolished during the communist era, before being reinstated in 1998. This is the seventh international award conferred on Modi since he came to power in 2014.
Source: The Express Tribune April 12, 2019 18:11 UTC
