Prime Minister Narendra Modi met members of the Indian diaspora, ITEC alumni, Yoga practitioners, environment enthusiasts, academics and researchers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on 31 August 2026, reinforcing people-to-people ties between India and the Kyrgyz Republic.
During his Kyrgyzstan visit on 31 August 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an interaction in Bishkek with academics and researchers who share close cultural and educational links with India, alongside ITEC programme alumni.
Among those who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bishkek on 31 August 2026 were Yoga practitioners and environment enthusiasts from Kyrgyzstan, reflecting India's growing soft-power footprint in Central Asia.
The Bishkek interaction on 31 August 2026 brought together a diverse group — diaspora members, ITEC graduates, Yoga practitioners, academics and environment advocates — underlining the breadth of India's people-to-people engagement with the Kyrgyz Republic.