{
  "id": 4370668,
  "title": "PM Modi joins yoga session in Uzbekistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/pm-modi-joins-yoga-session-in-uzbekistan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T07:22:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pm-modi-joins-yoga-session-in-uzbekistan/article71407190.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day state visit to Uzbekistan at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. This is his fourth visit to the country, having previously visited in 2015, 2016, and 2022. Upon arrival, Modi received a warm welcome from Mirziyoyev, and the two leaders travelled together from the airport to the presidential palace, where they later held a dinner meeting.\n\nDuring his visit, Modi participated in a yoga session organised by the Yoga Federation of Uzbekistan in Tashkent. He walked around the venue, interacted with participants, and posed for a group photograph at the end of the session. According to The Hindu, Modi's visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations, with discussions expected to focus on trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education, and people-to-people ties.\n\nModi is also scheduled to visit the Shastri Memorial in Tashkent and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies. After completing his visit to Uzbekistan, he will travel to Kyrgyzstan to attend the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit at the invitation of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov, where he will hold bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Watch: PM Modi takes part in yoga session during Uzbekistan visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/watch-pm-modi-takes-part-in-yoga-session-during-uzbekistan-visit",
        "published": "2026-08-30T05:06:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}