PM Modi pays tributes to Indian-soldiers who fought in WW1
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Indian soldiers who fought in World War I and said the country reiterates its commitment towards world peace so that the trail of death and destruction caused by wars doesn't occur. "This was a war in which India was not directly involved yet our soldiers fought world over, just for the cause of peace," he said.
We pledge to work towards harmony and brotherhood: Modi
"Today, as we mark one hundred years since the end of the horrific First World War, we reiterate our commitment towards world peace and pledge to work to further an atmosphere of harmony and brotherhood so that the trail of death and destruction caused by wars does not occur," Modi said. He added that India remembers its brave soldiers who fought in WW I.
Modi paid tribute to Indian soldiers in France, Israel also
The Prime Minister recalled that he had the honor of paying tributes to the Indian soldiers at the Neuve-Chapelle Memorial in France and at the memorial in Israel's Haifa, places associated with India's role in World War I. "When the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu came to India, we paid tributes at the Teen Murti-Haifa Chowk", Modi said.
