Current context: PM Modi completed his three-nation tour to France, UAE and, Bahrain.
a. Bahrain
b. UAE
c. Israel
d. Oman
- He embarked a 2-day visit to France on 22nd August and hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. He met the French Prime Minister Edouard Charles Philippe and inaugurated a memorial for Indian Victims of Air Crashes in 1950 and 1966 in Nid D’ Aigle.
- Discussions were held on reaffirming India and France as like-minded partners, on defence acquisitions and partnership and setting Jaitapur nuclear power plant along with operational needs in the Indo-Pacific.
- Modi reached UAE capital Abu Dhabi on 23rd and met with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
- He received the highest civilian decoration of UAE ‘Order of Zayed’, conferred by the UAE government.
- PM Modi visited Bahrain on 24th August and met Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the PM of Bahrain, in Manama.
- The visit is Bahrain is historic as this is the first-ever visit by an Indian PM to Bahrain.
- He formally launched RuPay card in Bahrain which is the first time the Rupay card is being launched in the Middle East, to expand the network of cashless transactions abroad.
Question:
Q.1 Which country has conferred it’s the highest civilian decoration ‘Order of Zayed’ to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?a. Bahrain
b. UAE
c. Israel
d. Oman
