Order of Freedom of Barbados | 11 Mar 2025

Source: PIB 

India’s Prime Minister has been conferred the 'Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados' in recognition of his strategic leadership and support during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

• It was announced during a meeting with India’s PM in November, 2024, in Guyana during the India-CARICOM Summit. 
• India and Barbados established diplomatic ties in 1966. 
• In 2021, Barbados officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and became the world's newest republic with Dame Sandra as the first head of state (President) of the Republic of Barbados. 
  • Barbados got independence from Britain on 30th November, 1966. 
• Barbados is a Caribbean island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. 

• PM Modi's list of international awards now includes 19 prestigious recognitions.  Notable awards include Russia's "Order of St. Andrew the Apostle" and the US's "Legion of Merit."