New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Mazargues War Cemetery in Marseille in France tomorrow. The cemetery contains a memorial that honors the memory of Indian soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice while defending foreign countries during the world wars.
As a tribute to their courage and sacrifice, PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron will put a wreath at the cemetery, which confirm the deep historic ties between India and France.
PM Modi came to France to attend the AI Action Summit.
PM Modi will also visit the ITER site tomorrow – The home base of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). It is an important step in utilizing nuclear energy for globally good.
The prime minister is an avid supporter of giving respect for soldiers, especially those whose sacrifices have forgotten over the years since they are far from the motherland.
During his visit to Australia in November 2014, PM Modi paid tribute to martyrs in the Australian War Memorial, in Canberra. At the monument he presented the man Singh Trophy, a valued possession of Sikh Regiment Battalions, on his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott.
The trophy originally in silver was presented in 1919 to Mess 14 (King George's own) Sikhs.
The officers of the battalion, who served in the unity in the unity in the Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai and Mesopotamia from October 1914 to May 1917, had taken it to commemorate their soldiers' good actions.
In April 2015, PM Modi fought to Indian soldiers at the Memorial World War in Neuve-Chapelle in France. He became the first Indian prime minister to do this.
In November 2015, PM Modi paid tribute to the Ina Memorial Marker in Singapore, and also became the first Indian Prime Minister to do this. In July 2017, PM Modi visited the Indian War Cemetery in Haifa, Israel and paid respect for soldiers.
Later, in his Mann Ki Baat -address in September 2018, he spoke about the centenary of the Battle of Haifa in Israel and paid a tribute to our brave soldiers of Mysore, Hyderabad and Jodhpur Lancers who had liberated Haifa from the claws of the claws During the World War I.
In October 2018, PM Modi spoke about the contribution of Indian soldiers in the First World War I.
“We had no direct bond with that war. Nevertheless, our soldiers fought bravely and played a very big role and brought the highest sacrifice. Our soldiers have shown great courage in difficult areas and unfavorable circumstances,” said PM Modi.
In June 2023, PM Modi visited the Heliopolis Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery in Cairo during his state visit to Egypt. He paid tribute to more than 4,300 brave Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives in Egypt and Aden during the First World War I.
In August 2024, PM Modi set a wreath and brought Hulde to Monte Cassino in Warsaw, Poland at the Monument. This monument commemorates the sacrifice and courage of soldiers from Poland, India and other countries that fought during the famous Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy during the Second World War.
