Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke over telephone with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday and discussed the steps being taken by the two Governments to address the challenges arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister's Office said."Both leaders expressed appreciation for the cooperation extended to ensure the welfare of their citizens in each other's territory, as also for their repatriation home, during the ongoing health crisis.
The Philippines President also appreciated the steps taken by India to maintain supply of essential pharmaceutical products to the Philippines," PMO said in a statement.Modi is said to have assured Duterte that "India's well-established capacity for manufacturing affordable.