Dedicate this to 140 crore Indians" PM Modi as Dominica confers him with award

After being conferred the highest award for his contributions to the Caribbean nation during the Covid19 pandemic and his dedication to enhancing the bilateral partnership between India and Dominica Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated the honour to the 140 crore people living in IndiaHonoured to be conferred with the highest national award by Dominica I dedicate it to the 140 crore people of India Prime Minister Modi said in a post on social media platform XGratitude to President Sylvanie Burton of Dominica for conferring the Dominica Award of Honour upon me This honour is dedicated to my sisters and brothers of India It is also indicative of the unbreakable bond between our nations pictwittercomRo27fpSyr3mdash Narendra Modi narendramodi November 20 2024Prime Minister Modi also said that he dedicated the highest national award conferred by Dominica to the efforts culture and traditions of the people of IndiaHe also thanked President Sylvanie Burton for giving him this special honour by coming to Guyana personally and hailed both India and Dominica not only as democratic nations but also as role models for the whole world to emulate regarding womens empowerment adding that President Droupadi Murmu is the first Indian President to be elected from the tribal community whereas President of Dominica Sylvanie Burton is also the first President from the indigenous communityIndia and Dominica not only share centuriesold historical and civilisational ties PM Modi addedThe Prime Minister who is in Guyana on the last leg of his threenation visit was conferred the Dominica Award of Honour by President Sylvanie Burton of Dominica during the IndiaCARICOM Summit here on WednesdayThe award is a recognition of PMs statesmanship and contribution to Dominica during the Covid19 pandemic and his commitment to strengthening IndiaDominica ties the Ministry of External Affairs MEA said in a post on XPresident Sylvanie Burton of Dominica conferred on PM narendramodi the Dominica Award of Honour the highest National Award of the Commonwealth of Dominica The award is a recognition of PMrsquos statesmanship and contribution to during the Covid pandemic and his commitment to strengthening IndiaDominica ties said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in a statementGuyana and Barbados will also confer their top awards on Prime Minister Modi bringing his tally of international honours to 19Dominica announced its top award to PM Modi a few days agoIn February 2021 Prime Minister Modi supplied Dominica with 70000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid19 vaccine a generous gift which enabled Dominica to extend support to its Caribbean neighbours said a statement by the office of the Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt SkerritThe award also recognises Indias support for Dominica in healthcare education and information technology under PM Modis leadership and his role in promoting climate resiliencebuilding initiatives and sustainable development on a global level it addedThe statement quoted Prime Minister Skerrit as saying that the award is an expression of Dominicas gratitude for PM Modis solidarity with Dominica and the wider regionIn accepting the offer of the award Prime Minister Modi emphasised the importance of collaboration in tackling global challenges such as climate change and geopolitical conflicts and affirmed Indias commitment to working alongside Dominica and the Caribbean in addressing these issues the statement underlinedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever