Bhutan confers its highest civilian award on PM Modi.

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• PM Modi has been conferred with the highest civilian decoration of Bhutan, Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo.

About PM Modi being conferred the Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the highest civilian award of Bhutan, Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo, on the occasion of the country’s National Day.
• Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering shared on social media that he was overjoyed to hear His Majesty pronounce Prime Minister Modi’s name for the highest civilian decoration of the Kingdom of Bhutan.
• His Majesty highlighted all the unconditional friendship and support Modiji extended over the years and particularly during the pandemic.