Congress committing dacoity on rights of OBCs, SCs, STs: PM
“Wherever it (Congress) can do it, it will try to loot the claims of the SCs, STs and OBCs and give them to others,” said Modi.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will be visiting India for a four-day visit from July 8 to 11. Moon, who made headlines in April for his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, will be holding talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discuss a wide range of bilateral, regional and international issues.
This will be Moon’s first visit to India since becoming the President of the Republic of Korea on 10 May 2017. His visit is aimed at further strengthening the Special Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
“India is fast becoming a major power with the fastest growing economy in Asia. It is also a key nation for cooperation under the New Southern Policy that our government is actively pursuing,” a spokesman for the South Korean President said at a press briefing.
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On 21 June, the International Day of Yoga, Moon made a special mention of PM Modi’s efforts to make yoga a global phenomenon. The 65-year-old South Korean leader recognised India as the home of yoga and said that PM Modi had requested for his participation in the International Day of Yoga.
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“Today marks the International Day of Yoga as designated by the United Nations. It is a day of global celebrations for all those who love yoga. I received a letter from Prime Minister Modi of India, the home of yoga, asking me to join in the celebrations. @narendramodi,” said Moon.
Underlining the role played by yoga in ensuring that people stay healthy, Moon extended his greetings to both the Indian PM and the people of India.
“I would like to offer my heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister Modi and the Indian people. As a means of seeking harmony between nature and man as well as between body and mind, yoga is widely loved in Korea also,” he wrote.
In response PM Modi thanked Moon for the latter’s support to the International Yoga Day 2018 and expressed hope that yoga will bring peace and happiness in the lives of Koreans adding that he was looking forward to discuss ways to deepen bilateral ties with “strategic partner” South Korea.
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