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PM Modi Conferred Uzbekistan's Highest State Honour Oliy Darajali Dostlik

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Order of Oliy Darajali Dostlik, Uzbekistan's highest state honour, on 30 August 2026.
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It was conferred by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Kuksaroy Presidential Palace in Tashkent after delegation-level talks.
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The honour recognises his contribution to strengthening India-Uzbekistan relations; Dostlik means friendship in Uzbek.
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The Indian delegation included External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
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It adds to a series of foreign state honours conferred on the Prime Minister, including Indonesia's Bintang Adipurna in July 2026.

●Honour: Order of Oliy Darajali Dostlik, Uzbekistan's highest state honour
●Conferred by: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
●Date and place: 30 August 2026, Kuksaroy Presidential Palace, Tashkent
●Meaning: Dostlik translates as friendship in Uzbek
●Context: conferred during the state visit at which India and Uzbekistan elevated ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Uzbekistan

Order of Oliy Darajali Dostlik, August 2026

Indonesia

Bintang Adipurna, July 2026

Slovakia

Order of the White Double Cross, 1st Class, June 2026

Russia

Order of St Andrew the Apostle, 2024

Bhutan

Order of the Druk Gyalpo, 2024

The honour was conferred at the close of delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Modi and President Mirziyoyev on 30 August 2026, the same talks at which India and Uzbekistan agreed to elevate their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, set a USD 5 billion bilateral trade target for 2030 and announced a framework for long-term uranium supply. Accepting the award, the Prime Minister described it as a recognition of 1.4 billion Indians rather than of an individual. The Indian delegation in Tashkent included External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. The visit also carried a cultural element, with the Prime Minister witnessing a yoga session involving 52 Uzbek practitioners, among them six members of the Yoga Federation of Uzbekistan.

●Oliy Darajali Dostlik is Uzbekistan's highest state honour and is also rendered in English as the Order of Friendship.
●Shavkat Mirziyoyev is the President of Uzbekistan; Tashkent is the capital.
●The Kuksaroy Presidential Palace in Tashkent is the venue for state ceremonies of this kind.
●The award was conferred on the same day India and Uzbekistan announced a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

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★SSC and Railway pattern: PM Modi was conferred the Order of Oliy Darajali Dostlik by which country?
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★Who is the President of Uzbekistan who conferred the honour?

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Oliy Darajali Dostlik

Uzbekistan's highest state honour, conferred on foreign dignitaries for outstanding contribution to bilateral friendship; Dostlik means friendship.

Bintang Adipurna

Indonesia's highest civilian honour, conferred on PM Modi in July 2026.

Order of St Andrew the Apostle

Russia's highest state order, conferred on PM Modi in 2024.

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•Oliy Darajali Dostlik: Uzbekistan, conferred 30 August 2026 by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
•Bintang Adipurna: Indonesia, July 2026.
•Order of the Druk Gyalpo: Bhutan, 2024.
•Order of St Andrew the Apostle: Russia, 2024.

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•Awards questions are almost always award-to-country matching. Build a running table of foreign honours by country and year rather than memorising them in isolation.
•Watch for near-identical names: Uzbekistan's Dostlik order should not be confused with orders of friendship conferred by other countries in the region.

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The Order of Oliy Darajali Dostlik, conferred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2026, is the highest state honour of which country?

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