Archive · 30 Aug 2026
PM Modi Receives Warm Indian Community Welcome in Kyrgyzstan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Members of the Indian community welcomed him with songs and slogans.
People from Kyrgyzstan performed cultural programs for him.
Some yoga enthusiasts also performed yoga.
Modi is visiting to attend an important Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting.
He plans to meet Kyrgyzstan’s president and other leaders.
Kyrgyzstan wants more Indian businesses to invest in areas such as renewable energy, tourism and technology.
Modi said he hopes the visit will improve cooperation and peace in Central Asia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from the Indian community in Bishkek.
Community members chanted “Bharat Mata ki Jai” and “Vande Mataram.”
Kyrgyz performers and yoga enthusiasts presented cultural performances for Modi.
Modi will attend the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit and hold bilateral meetings.
Kyrgyzstan hopes the visit will increase Indian investment, trade and economic cooperation.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian community in Bishkek, and Kyrgyz officials and performers.
- What
- Modi arrived in Kyrgyzstan for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit and received a community welcome.
- When
- Sunday; the summit is scheduled for the following day and the day after.
- Where
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, including Manas International Airport.
- Why
- To attend the SCO Summit, hold bilateral meetings, strengthen strategic partnerships and advance cooperation in Central Asia.
- Host country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Arrival city
- Bishkek
- Summit
- 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit
- Airport welcome
- Adylbek Kasymaliev, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, received Modi at Manas International Airport.
- Planned engagements
- Bilateral meetings with Kyrgyzstan’s president and other SCO leaders.
- Priority sectors
- Infrastructure, renewable energy, tourism, technology and agro-industry.
- India’s stated regional focus
- Security, connectivity and opportunity, including opposition to terrorism, separatism and extremism.