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Namaste Goes Global: France's Macron and Germany's Merkel Adopt Desi Greeting amid Covid-19
News 18With the coronavirus pandemic changing the way the world interacts with each other, salutations and greetings are also changing. And it seems the Indian 'namaste' is a popular choice as world leaders like France's Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Angela Merkel seem to have adopted it as their chosen form of greeting. pic.twitter.com/lv8yKm6wWV— Emmanuel Macron August 20, 2020 Many Indians have since responded to the video, some even expressing joy and pride at the desi salutation coming to the aid of world leaders in the time of coronavirus. Namaste used as form of greeting by President of France and Chancellor of Germany 🙏🙏— Srijan Das August 20, 2020 Namaste🙏President Emmanuel Macron of #France and Chancellor Angela Merkel of #Germany greet each other. Namaste is Global!📸:When Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany greet each other with Namastepic.twitter.com/jHUhW2CfPY— All India Radio News August 20, 2020 This is not the first time that Macron has expressed his love for the desi salutation.
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