Padma Shri awarded to one person from each ASEAN country
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that one person from each of the 10 ASEAN countries would be given Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award. This comes as India and ASEAN complete 25 years of partnership. Further, the leaders of the 10 ASEAN countries are the chief guests at the 69th Republic Day celebrations on Friday.