PM Modi receives Russia's highest civilian honour Order of St Andrew the Apostle | VIDEO

Moscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday was ceremoniously presented with the Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, which was bestowed on him in the year 2019 at St Catherine's Hall of the Moscow Kremlin. The order was presented to the Prime Minister of India for his distinguished contribution to the development of a privileged strategic partnership between Russia and India and friendly ties between the two countries. During the felicitation ceremony, the Prime Minister thanked Putin for conferring Russia's highest award while maintaining he would dedicate it to the people of India. What PM Modi says after receiving Russia's highest civilian honour "I am heartily grateful to you for conferring me with the highest civilian honour of Russia. The Russian Embassy in India had in 2019 tweeted, "On April 12, @narendramodi was decorated with the Order of St Andrew the Apostle for exceptional services in promoting special & privileged strategic partnership between Russia and India and friendly relations between the Russian and Indian peoples.