Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked Kyrgyzstan’s legendary writer Chingiz Aitmatov during his SCO Summit address in Bishkek, praising his message of unity. But who was Aitmatov? A celebrated Kyrgyz-Russian author and diplomat, he brought Central Asian culture to global literature through works like ‘Jamila’ and ‘The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years’, becoming a national cultural icon.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked the words of one of Kyrgyzstan’s most celebrated literary figures, Chingiz Aitmatov, during his address at the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek on Tuesday, September 1. Speaking about the importance of unity amid the grouping’s diversity, Modi recalled Aitmatov’s profound observation that people often pay greater attention to what divides them than to what brings them together.
“Our diversity is our identity and our shared purpose is our strength,” Modi said.
The reference was more than a literary flourish. Delivered in Aitmatov’s homeland, it served as a cultural tribute to Kyrgyzstan while strengthening Modi’s larger message for the SCO that its members should focus on shared interests, practical cooperation and people-to-people ties.
But who exactly was the man whose words Modi chose to invoke at a major international summit?
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