Yoga Session Highlights India‑Uzbek Cultural Ties During SCO Visit

During his stopover in Bishkek for the 26th SCO summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed a cultural exchange blending Indian patriotism with Uzbek enthusiasm for yoga. The program featured a sequence of asanas choreographed to Vande Mataram, from Gomukha Asana to Veer Bhadra Asana. Six Uzbek athletes, who won a total of 18 medals at the World Yoga‑Asana Championship in Ahmedabad, participated. Modi posted on X, praising the diverse age groups and thanking Uzbekistan’s president for strengthening the yoga connection.