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Rewind 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Global Honors in 2025

In 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received several of the world’s highest civilian honours from different countries. These awards were given in recognition of his global leadership, India’s growing international influence, and his role in strengthening diplomatic ties, especially with the Global South, Africa, the Caribbean, and island nations. The honours reflect India’s rising stature on the world stage.

PM Modi and International Recognition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become one of the most internationally recognised leaders in recent years. With the honours received in 2025, he crossed 28 top foreign state awards, making him one of the most decorated world leaders globally. These awards highlight India’s strong bilateral relations, support for the Indian diaspora, cooperation during crises like COVID-19, and India’s leadership in diplomacy, development, and culture.

List of International Honors Received by PM Modi in 2025

Date	Award	Country	Place	Conferred By	Significance
5 March 2025	Order of Freedom of Barbados	Barbados	Bridgetown	President Sandra Mason	Highest civilian honour for foreign dignitaries
11 March 2025	Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GCSK)	Mauritius	Port Louis	President Dharam Gokhool	Highest civilian honour of Mauritius
5 April 2025	Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana	Sri Lanka	Colombo	President Anura Kumara Dissanayake	Highest honour for foreign dignitaries
16 June 2025	Order of Makarios III	Cyprus	Nicosia	President Nikos Christodoulides	Highest civilian honour of Cyprus
2 July 2025	Order of the Star of Ghana	Ghana	Accra	President John Mahama	Highest civilian honour of Ghana
4 July 2025	Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	President Christine Kangaloo	Highest civilian award
8 July 2025	Order of the Southern Cross	Brazil	Brasília	President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva	Highest civilian honour of Brazil
9 July 2025	Order of the Welwitschia	Namibia	Windhoek	President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah	Highest civilian honour of Namibia
16 December 2025	Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	PM Abiy Ahmed	Highest civilian honour
18 December 2025	Order of Oman (First Class)	Oman	Muscat	Sultan Haitham bin Tariq	Second-highest civilian honour

Key Takeaways

PM Modi received 10 major international civilian honors in 2025
Total foreign State awards received by him reached 28
Several awards were the highest civilian honours of the respective countries
He became the first Indian or first global leader to receive some of these honours

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