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Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a yoga session in Tashkent during his state visit to Uzbekistan. The event highlighted yoga's growing appeal and the wider push to deepen India-Uzbekistan ties.
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Tashkent,UPDATED: Aug 30, 2026 11:46 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday joined a yoga session in Tashkent hosted by the Yoga Federation of Uzbekistan during his two-day state visit to the country. The Ministry of External Affairs said the event reflected the growing popularity of yoga in Uzbekistan and its role in deepening ties between the two countries.
Modi is in Uzbekistan from August 29 to 30 at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. This is his fourth visit to the country. He is also scheduled to hold delegation-level talks with Mirziyoyev to further strengthen the strategic partnership between India and Uzbekistan.
In a post on X, the Ministry of External Affairs said, "Yoga has immense appeal in Uzbekistan. It is bringing people and cultures together and strengthening people-to-people ties between India and Uzbekistan." The ministry also shared photographs of Modi interacting with participants and witnessing the yoga session.
Modi arrived in Tashkent on Saturday and was received at the airport by Mirziyoyev. After his arrival, he visited Yangi Uzbekistan Park and laid a wreath at the Independence Monument along with the Uzbek president.
He also met members of the Indian community at a hotel in Tashkent, where he watched Kathak and Andijan Polka performances by the diaspora and a dance by Uzbek children to the Indian song "Ude Jab Jab Zulfe Teri". Modi also watched a fusion performance of tabla with traditional Uzbek instruments, Doira and Chang.
During his talks with Mirziyoyev, the two leaders are expected to review cooperation in trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education and people-to-people ties. Uzbekistan is the first stop of Modi's two-nation tour, and he will travel to Kyrgyzstan from August 31 to September 1 for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
Modi's visit to Uzbekistan included the yoga session in Tashkent, ceremonial engagements with President Mirziyoyev and an interaction with the Indian community, ahead of talks expected to cover key areas of bilateral cooperation before he leaves for Kyrgyzstan.
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Aug 30, 2026 11:46 IST
