H. E. Narendra Modi, PM of India, with his colleague Andrej Plenković, PM of Croatia,
on the Jelačić Square in the city of Zagreb on 18th of June 2025.
Speeches by H. E. Andrej Plekovic, PM of Croatia, and H. E. Narendra Modi, PM of India,
during the dinner organized in Zagreb on 18th of June 2025
In his address, H. E. Narendra Modi, PM of India, invited his coleague Andrej Plenković, PM of Croatia, to visit India as soon as possible. Mr Modi mentioned several interesting facts dealing with centuries old history mutual relations between the two countries:
the first printed sanskrit grammar in Europe was written by Filip Vezdin, a Croatian scholar, by the end of the 18th century (1798);
the study of Sanskrit in Croatia started at the University of Zagreb already in 1876;
the modern Department of Indology at the University of Zagreb was started in 1959., and it is continuosly supported by India.
