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.
Narendra Modi discuss Covid-19 pandemic with presidents of South Korea, Uganda
NEW DELHI : Keeping up with his engagement of world leaders at the time when the Covid-19 pandemic has devastated the world economy and has kept the death toll rising, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to the presidents of South Korea and Uganda.
In his conversation with Moon, Modi “expressed appreciation to the ROK (Republic of Korea) government for facilitating supplies and transport of medical equipment being sourced by Indian companies," a statement from Modi’s office said.
India has been scouring the global markets for personal protection equipment and test kits as infections in the country rise.
On Thursday, the number of infections had crossed the 5,700 mark with 169 deaths. Modi also appreciated South Korea’s efforts
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