{"id":19468,"date":"2026-06-10T17:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/russia-congratulates-modis-longest-serving-pm-milestone-praises-economic-gains-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T17:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:09:04","slug":"russia-congratulates-modis-longest-serving-pm-milestone-praises-economic-gains-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/russia-congratulates-modis-longest-serving-pm-milestone-praises-economic-gains-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia congratulates Modi&#8217;s longest-serving PM milestone, praises economic gains | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131634490,imgsize-44516,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/131634490.jpg\" alt=\"Russia congratulates Modi's longest-serving PM milestone, praises economic gains\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russia on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Narendra Modi<\/a> for surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru&#8217;s record to become India&#8217;s longest-serving elected Prime Minister.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that 250 million people had been pulled out of poverty during his \u2060rule.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>&#8220;During the rule of Modi, 250 million \u2060people have been pulled out of poverty,&#8221; Kremlin spokesman Peskov told reporters. &#8220;This is a very important indicator for India.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>&#8220;It is a country that has become one of the world&#8217;s leading economic powers with \u200cthe fastest rates of economic growth and development. And, most importantly for us, a \u2060country with which we have partnership relations,&#8221; Peskov said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Earlier in the day, Italian Prime Minsiter Giorgia Meloni also congratulated PM Modi and recalled his recent visit to Italy, during which the two leaders held bilateral talks and launched a new framework for cooperation. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>&#8220;Congratulations to Narendra Modi who today becomes the longest-serving elected Prime Minister in the history of India,&#8221; Meloni wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>&#8220;It has been a pleasure to meet again in Rome in recent weeks and to launch together a Special Strategic Partnership that looks to the future to create new opportunities for our Nations and our peoples,&#8221; she added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>On June 10, 2026, Narendra Modi entered the record books by becoming the longest-serving elected Prime Minister of the country, serving the nation continuously for 4,399 days. This is one more than what the country&#8217;s first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru had achieved during his lifetime. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Nehru had an unbroken tenure of 4,398 days after leading Congress to victories in the country&#8217;s first three general elections. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Nehru, however, continues to hold the record as India&#8217;s longest-serving Prime Minister overall, having remained in office from Independence in 1947 until his death in 1964.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/russia-congratulates-modis-longest-serving-pm-milestone-praises-economic-gains\/articleshow\/131634470.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru&#8217;s record to become India&#8217;s longest-serving elected Prime Minister.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that 250 million people had been pulled out of poverty during his \u2060rule.&#8220;During the rule of Modi, 250 million \u2060people have been pulled out of poverty,&#8221; Kremlin spokesman Peskov told reporters. 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