The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approvedthe opening of 18 new Indian Missions in Africa over a four year period from 2018-2021.

The 18 new Indian Missions in Africa will be opened in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Rwanda, Sao Tome& Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Swaziland and Togo over a four year period from 2018-2021 thereby increasing the number of Resident Indian Missions in Africa from 29 to 47.

The decision will enhance India's diplomatic outreach in the African continent and allow India to engage with Indian diaspora in African countries. Opening of new Missions is also a step towards implementing the vision of enhanced co-operation and engagement with Africa.

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Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam seeking blessings of Lord Jagannath
July 16, 2026

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam, seeking blessings of Lord Jagannath on the sacred occasion of Rath Yatra:

“देवदेव जगन्नाथ सुरासुरनमस्कृत।

पुण्यश्लोकाव्ययानन्त परमात्मन्नमोऽस्तु ते॥"

Shri Modi also expressed the hope that the divine grace of Lord Jagannath would infuse new energy into the lives of all countrymen.

The Prime Minister posted on X:

महाप्रभु जगन्नाथ की रथ यात्रा के पावन अवसर पर मेरी कामना है कि उनका आशीर्वाद हम सभी पर सदैव बना रहे। उनकी दिव्य कृपा से सभी देशवासियों के जीवन में नई ऊर्जा का संचार हो।

देवदेव जगन्नाथ सुरासुरनमस्कृत।

पुण्यश्लोकाव्ययानन्त परमात्मन्नमोऽस्तु ते॥