PM Modi Highest Civilian Award: Mauritius announces highest national award for PM Modi | India News

NEW DELHI: Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam announced on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be conferred with the country’s highest civilian award, The Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GCSK).
With this honour, PM Modi becomes the first Indian to receive Mauritius’ highest award. It also adds to his growing list of international accolades, making it the 21st such recognition bestowed upon him by a foreign nation.
The announcement comes during PM Modi’s two-day visit to Mauritius, where he attended the country’s National Day celebrations as the chief guest.