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PM Modi Conferred Brazil’s Highest Civilian Honour
Context:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the “Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross”—Brazil’s highest civilian honour for foreign dignitaries—during the 17th BRICS Summit 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, recognising India-Brazil strategic ties.
About the National Order of the Southern Cross:
- Instituted: 1822 by Emperor Pedro I of Brazil.
- Type: Brazil’s highest national honour conferred exclusively on foreign nationals.
- Classes: The “Grand Collar” is the highest grade in the Order.
- Eligibility: Heads of State, Heads of Government, and other foreign dignitaries.
India-Brazil Bilateral Relations:
- Established: Formal diplomatic relations in 1948.
- Both are members of BRICS, G20, IBSA, and BASIC groupings.
- The relationship was elevated to a Strategic Partnership in 2006 during President Lula’s earlier term.
- Areas of cooperation include: bioenergy, agriculture, space, defence, climate diplomacy, and UN reform.
Other Global Honours Conferred on PM Modi:
- Order of Zayed – UAE (2019)
- Order of St. Andrew the Apostle – Russia (2019)
- Legion of Merit – USA (2020)
- Order of the Nile – Egypt (2023)
- Order of the DrukGyalpo – Bhutan (2021)
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