Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Tuesday conferred with Brazil's highest civilian award, the Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross. The honour was presented by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in recognition of PM Modi's notable contributions to strengthening bilateral relations and enhancing India-Brazil cooperation across key global platforms. "Being honoured with Brazil's highest national award by the President today is a moment of immense pride and emotion, not only for me, but also for 140 crore Indians," PM Modi said during a joint press statement with Lula after their delegation-level talks. Modi also said that President Lula was the architect of the India-Brazil strategic partnership, and the honour reflected the collective efforts to elevate bilateral ties. “The award was as much an honour to his untiring efforts to take the bilateral ties to greater heights,” the ministry of external affairs said in a statement.
#WATCH | Brasilia, Brazil: PM Narendra Modi says, "... I want to thank my friend, President Lula, for the warm welcome accorded to us in Rio and Brasilia... The President conferring Brazil's highest honour on me is not just a matter of pride for me, but for 140 crore Indians...… pic.twitter.com/oDtDbjVECi
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2025
This is the 26th international honour bestowed upon PM Modi by a foreign government since he assumed office in May 2014.
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