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On Sunday (August 30, 2026), Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a yoga session in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, hosted by the Yoga Federation of Uzbekistan. The Ministry of External Affairs highlighted the importance of yoga in promoting a healthy lifestyle and fostering people-to-people ties between India and Uzbekistan. The Prime Minister, who is on a two-day state visit from August 29 to 30, was seen interacting with participants and appreciating the yoga demonstration.
This visit is Modi's fourth to Uzbekistan and his first leg of a two-nation tour that includes Kyrgyzstan for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
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