NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded the SeoulPeace Prize 2018, Indian media has reported.
Seoul Peace Prize 2018 has been awarded for contribution to high economicgrowth in India and world through ‘Modinomics’, contribution to worldpeace, improving human development & furthering democracy in India, theMinistry oF External Affairs said on Wednesday.
Seoul Peace Prize Committee decided to confer the award on the PM “inrecognition of his dedication to improving international cooperation,raising global economic growth, accelerating the Human Development of thepeople of India by fostering economic growth in the world’s fastest-growinglarge economy and furthering the development of democracy throughanti-corruption and social integration efforts.”
In a press release, the MEA said that the committee also lauded the PM’sinitiatives to make the government cleaner through anti-corruption measuresand demonetisation.