Port Louis/New Delhi, March 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed his gratitude on being conferred the Highest National Award of Mauritius, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean.
Expressing his heartfelt gratitude on being conferred the honour, the PM thanked the Prime Minister of Mauritius Navinchandra Ramgoolam and the "sisters and brothers of Mauritius".
"This is not just my honour, it is the honour of 1.4 billion Indians. It is a tribute to the centuries old cultural and historical bonds of kinship between India and Mauritius. It is an acknowledgment of our shared commitment to regional peace, progress, security and sustainable development. And it is a symbol of the shared hopes and asp...