# India news: PM Modi leaves for Central Asian tour

https://mins.news/en/item/36465

- DW, 2026-08-29 06:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-pm-modi-leaves-for-central-asian-tour/live-78554796?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for a two-day state visit to Uzbekistan, where he is due to discuss closer cooperation with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. He will then travel to Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. Hundreds of Indians remain missing after the Nepal-Tibet flash floods, while Indian embassies coordinate with local authorities and Delhi sends aid.

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