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Why Did India and the Philippines Meet to Grow Their Friendship? 📚

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ferdinand Marcos met during a big gathering of five countries.

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Key Points

5 points

Meeting took place in New Delhi at a large international summit.

Discussions covered defence, trade, space, railway, financial technology, education, tourism, science and innovation.

The Philippines agreed to join a global group that makes buildings stronger against disasters.

Leaders emphasized expanding their strategic partnership started in 2025.

Goal is to build a long‑lasting friendship and many joint projects.

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They talked about sharing ideas in defence, trade, space travel, train lines, and schools.

Both leaders said they will help each other prepare for natural disasters.

They promised to keep their special partnership strong and work on new projects together.

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11 words

bilateral

involving two countries

defence

protecting a country from danger

infrastructure

big structures like roads, bridges, and buildings

resilience

being able to recover after a problem

strategic partnership

a special agreement to help each other a lot

cooperation

working together on something

investment

spending money now to get benefits later

innovation

new ideas or inventions

financial technology

using computers and apps for money matters

regional

relating to a certain part of the world

global

relating to the whole world

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