Bishkek, Aug. 31 -- Kyrgyz academician Gulzat Maiachinova on Monday highlighted the shared civilizational values between Kyrgyzstan and India through their revered epics Manas and Mahabharata, amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country.

Speaking to ANI, Maiachinova, Head of the International Relations and Cooperation Department of the National Academy of "Manas" and a representative of the International Center for Civilizational Dialogue "Manas and Mahabharata", said the initiative is closely connected with PM Modi's vision of civilizational dialogue.

"Actually, we know that in 2025, His Excellency Prime Minister Modi initiated, by himself in SCO Summit 2025 in Tianjin, the civilizational dialogue. And he proposed that thr...