Ever since Narendra Modi assumed office as the Prime Minister of India, he has not only enhanced the country’s position at a global level but also left a huge impact on world leaders, leaving them impressed time and again.
According to the report by the Morning Consult Political Intelligence which tracks the approval ratings of government leaders, Narendra Modi has topped the global rating with an approval of 75%. PM Modi has emerged as one of the most popular global leaders today.
As Prime Minister of India, he has visited several countries and met leaders from across the globe. On his 72nd birthday, here is a look at his friendship with world leaders. (Image: AP)
Narendra Modi’s friendship with the Russian President Vladimir Putin goes back a long way. Putin wished ‘all the best’ to his ‘dear friend’ Narendra Modi a day before his birthday as the two leaders held talks on Friday. Referring to India as its ‘time-tested friend’, Putin called India a ‘friendly country’.
In the last few years, several geopolitical situations emerged but the friendship between the two countries remained constant. Putin labels his friendship with India as ‘truly a unique and reliable model of inter-state friendship’. (Image: AP)
Earlier in April this year, when former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited India and participated in ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, he called PM Modi his ‘Khaas Dost’. Not only this, Boris Johnson also thanked the Indian PM for the ‘amazing reception’ that he received in India. (Image: AP)
India has always maintained an extensive and comprehensive economic, military and political relationship with Israel. The deep friendship between PM Modi and the former Israeli PM is known to everyone. Once, while having a casual conversation with Modi at the COP26 Climate Summit at Glasgow, Naftali Bennet asked him to join his party.
Video of the ex-Israeli PM had gone viral on social media where he can be heard saying, “You are the most popular man in Israel. Come and join my party.” Hearing this Narendra Modi burst out in laughter. (Image: AP)
India and Bangladesh have deep cultural and historic ties. PM Modi has ensured that the friendly relations between the two nations remain intact. His frequent visits to the neighbouring nation has time and again showed his camaraderie with PM Sheikh Hasina. Last year on PM Modi’s 71st birthday, Sheikh Hasina sent him a bouquet of 71 red roses. (Image: AP)
Overseas investors have raised concerns about the capital markets regulator’s plans to push data localisation under proposed cloud computing models for the investment industry, with a platform representing bulge bracket entities such as Citi and Amundi citing global precedents to argue against the proposal.
Indian refiners may be able to source most of their Russian oil purchases at a rate lower than the West’s price cap of $60 after international prices fell.
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