“Determined to help more Indians follow in his path, he’s laid out an ambitious vision to reduce extreme poverty, improve education, empower women and girls and unleash India’s true economic potential while confronting climate change,” Obama said.
Obama added that Modi “recognizes that more than 1 billion Indians living and succeeding together can be an inspiring model for the world.”
After the Time magazine list was unveiled, the Indian prime minister thanked Obama for the article.
Dear @BarackObama your words are touching & inspiring. Thanks @TIME. http://t.co/igmK5moGxn
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 16 апреля 2015
Obama is not the only head of state who has written a profile about a political leader who features in Time magazine's list this year. Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko wrote about German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime Minister David Cameron profiled Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi.
