Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday received Mauritius’ highest honour—the Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean—from President of Mauritius Dharam Gokhool at the island nation’s 57th National Day celebrations. Modi, the first Indian leader to receive this award, is the chief guest at the event for the second time, an honour he first received in 2015.

Mauritius National Day parade underway, in Port Louis, amid heavy rain