Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday conferred with the ‘Mithra Vibhushana’ award by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in recognition of his role in boosting bilateral ties.
The award, the highest civilian honour of the island nation, was instituted in February 2008 by then President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Its previous recipients include former Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.