He has held the office of Prime Minister for the past 12 years, visiting numerous nations as a head of government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received immense respect in these countries and has been conferred with their highest honors. The journey began in 2016 with Saudi Arabia's highest civilian award, the 'King Abdulaziz Sash.' Two years later, he was awarded the 'Grand Collar of the State of Palestine.' In 2019, the UAE's highest civilian honor, the 'Order of Zayed,' was conferred upon the Indian Prime Minister; on the same day, he received Bahrain's 'King Hamad Order of the Renaissance.' Modi has received a wide array of prestigious awards, ranging from Russia's highest civilian honor, the 'Order of St. Andrew the Apostle,' and the US 'Legion of Merit,' to France's 'Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour' and Guyana's 'Order of Excellence.' He became the first head of government in the world to receive Ethiopia's highest honor. This marks his third such honor this year, following Israel's 'Medal of the Knesset' and Sweden's 'Royal Order of the Polar Star.' Now, Slovakia's highest honor has been added to his list of accolades.
Upon receiving this new honor, the Prime Minister expressed his gratitude on X (formerly Twitter). He wrote, "I am honored to receive 'The Order of the White Double Cross (First Class)' in Bratislava. I extend my gratitude to the people and government of Slovakia. However, this honor belongs to the 1.4 billion people of India." "I dedicate this honor to the friendship between India and Slovakia." Notably, Modi has set a record for the longest consecutive tenure as India's elected Prime Minister. He undertook this foreign visit immediately thereafter.