April 17, 2025 8:42 PM

Soft Power, Carved in Stone

This cultural momentum was on vivid display in June 2023, when Prime Minister Modi led a yoga session at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Performing pranayama on the UN lawn alongside diplomats and UN officials, Modi helped set a Guinness World Record with participants from 135 countries doing yoga together.    “Yoga is unifying and truly universal. It is for all ethnicities, faiths and cultures,” Modi told the gathering, emphasizing its role in bridging global divides. The i...