PM Modi conferred with Trinidad and Tobago’s highest civilian honour

PORT OF SPAIN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Friday conferred with 'The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’, becoming the first foreign leader to receive the Caribbean country's highest civilian honour.

This is the 25th international honour bestowed upon PM Modi by a country.

?In a special ceremony at the President’s House, President Christine Carla Kangaloo conferred upon Prime Minister Modi the highest national award of Trinidad & Tobago for his statesmanship, for championing the priorities of the Global South and for his exceptional contribution to strengthening the relationship between the two countries.

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