“Honoured to be conferred with ‘The Order of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago’. I accept it on behalf of 140 crore Indians,” Modi said.

The award was announced by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Thursday, who described Modi’s visit as a moment of shared pride and historical connection.

This is Modi’s first visit to the country as prime minister and the first Indian bilateral visit at the prime ministerial level to Trinidad and Tobago since 1999.

Modi arrived here from Ghana, where he was conferred with ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’, the country’s national honour.

The award was conferred on the prime minister in recognition of his “distinguished statesmanship and influential global leadership”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement. PTI GSP ZH ZH