00:05And we now get to the latest pictures.
00:07Karplamasi is on display in Uzbekistan, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by his Uzbekistan counterpart upon his arrival
00:16in Tashkent.
00:17Prime Minister also put out a tweet to that effect that reads an eye quote,
00:20landed in Tashkent to a warm welcome by President Shavkat Mirzioyev, grateful to him for the special gesture.
00:30This is my fourth visit to Uzbekistan, reflecting the depth and growing momentum of our bilateral relations unquote.
00:38That's the latest tweet that was put out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as those pictures that have just come
00:44in.
00:44And let me take this to my colleague Pranayopadhyay to get us the very latest as Prime Minister's visit has
00:50just begun and Karplamasi at display.
00:55Absolutely, Suresha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his fourth visit to Uzbekistan.
01:00And he was warmly greeted by the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirzioyev.
01:06And in fact, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not only, you know, warmly welcomed by the Uzbek President,
01:13but in fact they drove him, they both drove together in a car and this was his fourth visit to
01:21Uzbekistan.
01:22This is what Prime Minister has also mentioned on social media.
01:25And he also said that this visit reflects the depth and growing momentum of the bilateral relationship between India and
01:32Uzbekistan.
01:33Uzbekistan. And in fact, both countries share a warm and a historic civilizational ties.
01:40And not only in terms of the old ties between India and Uzbekistan, but also in modern days,
01:46India and Uzbekistan share warm and deep economic ties.
01:52As we were talking earlier as well, that India stands as the largest trading partner for Uzbekistan.
01:58Both countries are trading a volume of almost $1 billion.
02:01And the length and breadth of the partnership, you know, spans between the education sector,
02:08technical sector, the pharmaceutical sector.
02:12India is offering a lot of scholarships to Uzbek citizens in terms of the ITEC and ITCR scholarship.
02:19Besides that, in the construction sector, in defense and security partnerships,
02:24both India and Uzbekistan are coming together.
02:27And in fact, both countries are working on certain projects,
02:30which may eventually link both India and Uzbekistan via INSTC,
02:34International North-South Trading Corridor,
02:36and besides that India's South, India's, you know, Central Asia policy,
02:42Uzbekistan figures as an important pivot for India's Central Asia policy,
02:46and therefore Prime Minister Niren Modi, who's in Uzbekistan, in Tashkent, for the fourth time.
02:52And in fact, this is his second bilateral visit,
02:54and he's likely to take forward India-Uzbek bilateral ties.
02:59But besides that, he's also expected to meet many Indologists there.
03:03There is also a community event in Uzbekistan,
03:07and Prime Minister Niren Modi will be volumely greeted by the Indian community.
03:12A large number of Indian students also there in Uzbekistan,
03:15who go to Uzbekistan to study, especially the medical education,
03:20and some of the other technical education there in Uzbekistan.
03:25All right, Pranay, many thanks for getting us those details.
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