Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to the Government and people of Barbados for conferring on him the 'Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados Award.'

He dedicated the award to "1.4 billion Indians and the close ties between India and Barbados". 

External Affairs Pabitra Margherita received the Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados' Award on behalf of PM Modi from Barbados President Dame Sandra Mason.

Pabitra Margherita shared the pictures and video from the ceremony held in Bridgetown.

Margherita said the award was bestowed upon PM Modi in acknowledgement of his strategic leadership and significant assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

About Barbados 

Barbados is an eastern Caribbean island and an independent British Commonwealth nation. Bridgetown, the capital, is a cruise-ship port with colonial buildings and Nidhe Israel, a synagogue founded in 1654.