{"id":300766,"date":"2018-07-25T07:16:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T07:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=300766"},"modified":"2018-07-25T07:16:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T07:16:59","slug":"prime-minister-addresses-indian-community-in-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/prime-minister-addresses-indian-community-in-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister addresses Indian Community in Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-300767 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pm-in-ug-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/pm-in-ug-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/pm-in-ug-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/pm-in-ug-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/pm-in-ug-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/pm-in-ug-696x525.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/pm-in-ug-557x420.jpg 557w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/pm-in-ug.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi <span class=\"aqj\">on Wednesday<\/span> addressed the Indian Community in the presence of President Museveni in Uganda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">PM Modi met the Indian Community and complimented them for retaining its sense of Indian-ness, as reflected in the cultural performances on this occasion. PM tweeted, \u201cThe community programme in Kampala was full of vibrancy and enthusiasm. Spoke about the deep rooted ties between India and Uganda, the accomplishments of the Indian diaspora and the transformative changes taking place in India.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He mentioned that both the countries share a cordial relationship and Uganda is very important to India like other African Countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cIndia accords topmost importance to excellent relations with a time-tested partner like Uganda,\u201d PM said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Prime Minister spoke of the importance of Africa in India&#8217;s foreign policy. In this context, he mentioned the India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi in 2015. He also mentioned other high level bilateral engagements between India and other African nations<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Prime Minister said, nations from Asia and Africa are playing a stronger role in the new world order.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the Indian Community in the presence of President Museveni in Uganda. PM Modi met the Indian Community and complimented them for retaining its sense of Indian-ness, as reflected in the cultural performances on this occasion. PM tweeted, \u201cThe community programme in Kampala was full of vibrancy and enthusiasm. 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