Page 37 - NIS English Jul 16-31 2024
P. 37
PM's visit to Russia and Austria International
International Awards
Received by PM Modi
2016: PM Modi becomes the first non-Muslim to
receive the highest honor of Saudi Arabia.
2016: Given the highest civilian honor of
Afghanistan.
2018: First person outside Palestine to receive the
highest honor there.
2019: Received the highest civilian honor of the
United Arab Emirates.
2019: Received the highest civilian honor of Russia.
2019: Maldives honored PM Modi. The highest
honor given to someone outside the country.
2019: Bahrain gave the highest honor. This is the
PM Modi gets another honour, highest honor of the Gulf countries.
India's prestige increases 2020: Legion of Merit Award from the US
Government. Honored by the US for
outstanding services and achievements.
rime Minister Narendra Modi has received 2021: Bhutan honored him with the highest
Pmany honours from the heads of state or civil civilian honor.
institutions of the respective country at different 2023: Honored with the Grand Companion of the
times on foreign soil in the last few years. While Order of Logohu, the highest civilian award
he received four highest honours in 2023, on 9 of Papua New Guinea.
July 2024, Russia honoured him with its highest
national award "Order of St. Andrew the Apostle". 2023: Honored with the Republic of Fiji's highest
honor 'The Companion of the Order of Fiji'.
The honour received on foreign soil is not just an
honour for PM Modi or India but for the 140 crore 2023: Honored with France's highest award 'Grand
people of the country. Cross of the Legion of Honor'.
Russian President Vladimir Putin honoured 2023: Honored with Egypt's highest civilian award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the highest 'Order of the Nile'.
national award "Order of St. Andrew the Apostle" 2024: Honored with Bhutan's highest national
at a special ceremony held at St. Andrew's Hall in award "Order of the Druk Gyalpo".
the Kremlin for his contribution to promoting India-
Russia relations. The award was started in 1698 Received honors from
by Tsar Peter the Great in honour of St. Andrew, institutions and foundations
the first apostle and patron saint of Russia. The
award was discontinued and was restarted in 2018: PM Modi received the Seoul Peace Prize for
1998. Prime Minister Modi is the first Indian leader peace .
to be honoured with this award. While accepting 2018: Received the highest 'Champion of the
the award, Prime Minister Modi dedicated it to the Earth' award in the field of environment
people of India and the traditional ties of friendship from the United Nations.
between India and Russia and said that this 2019: Bill and Melinda Gates Award for Swachh
recognition highlights the special and privileged Bharat Abhiyan.
strategic partnership between the two countries.
Prime Minister Modi wrote on social media, "I am 2021: Energy and Environment Leadership Award
from Cambridge Energy Research Associates.
honored to receive the Order of St. Andrew the
Apostle Award. I dedicate it to the people of India."
New India Samachar July 16-31, 2024 35
