Archive · 29 Aug 2026
PM Modi Praises Uzbek Children Ahead of Tashkent Visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Before arriving in Tashkent, he watched a video made by Uzbek children.
The children spoke Hindi and said they were excited to welcome him.
Modi thanked them and praised how well they spoke Hindi.
One student said that children in Uzbekistan learn Hindi.
She also said Indian culture is popular in the country.
Modi is meeting Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
They will discuss ways for India and Uzbekistan to work more closely together.
Modi will also visit places connected with India’s cultural ties to Uzbekistan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Uzbek children who welcomed him in a Hindi-language video.
The students said they were eagerly awaiting Modi’s arrival in Tashkent.
One student noted that they learn Hindi and that Indian culture has significant influence in Uzbekistan.
Modi began a two-nation tour to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on Saturday.
During his Uzbekistan visit, Modi plans talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on trade, investment, connectivity, defence and energy.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uzbek students and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
- What
- Modi praised Uzbek children’s Hindi-language welcome video ahead of his bilateral visit to Uzbekistan.
- When
- Saturday, as Modi began a two-nation tour of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
- Where
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
- Why
- The visit aims to deepen India-Uzbekistan cooperation and strengthen strategic partnerships in Central Asia.
- Visit itinerary
- Modi is making a two-nation tour of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
- Uzbekistan visit
- The visit is a two-day bilateral trip to Tashkent.
- Invitation
- Modi is visiting Uzbekistan at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
- Video language
- The Uzbek children expressed their welcome in Hindi.
- Discussion areas
- Planned discussions include trade, investment, digital connectivity, defence and energy.
- Cultural visits
- Modi plans to visit the Shastri Memorial and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.