PM Modi Leads International Yoga Day: “Yoga Can Be the Pause Button in a Conflict-Ridden World”
June 21, 2025 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday led the 11th International Day of Yoga celebrations in Visakhapatnam, calling upon nations to adopt yoga as a tool for global harmony, unity, and healing. “Yoga is the pause button the world needs today,” he declared, addressing a massive gathering at the beachfront venue.
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In a stirring address, PM Modi emphasised the transformative potential of yoga in a world burdened by violence and division. “Yoga is for all—beyond boundaries, backgrounds, age or ability. It unites humanity,” he said. “Let this Yoga Day mark the beginning of Yoga for Humanity 2.0, where inner peace becomes global policy.”
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The 2025 theme, “Yoga for One Earth, One Health”, underlines the deep interconnectedness between individual wellbeing and planetary sustainability. Modi remarked, “Yoga takes us from me to we. India is offering healing to the world.”
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The Ministry of External Affairs, through its cultural wing ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations), is spearheading 2,000+ yoga events at 1,300 global locations across 191 countries this year. The unprecedented scale showcases yoga’s growing international resonance since the UN General Assembly adopted India’s proposal in 2014.
“When we presented the Yoga Day resolution at the UN, 175 countries supported us. That kind of global unity is rare in today’s world,” PM Modi reflected. “Yoga has awakened humanity’s sense of shared purpose and peace.”
The Prime Minister urged citizens across the globe to incorporate yoga into daily life. “Let us turn yoga into a revolution. Begin each day with yoga to achieve balance and harmony,” he encouraged. He reaffirmed yoga’s journey from being an ancient Indian practice to becoming a universal path toward wellbeing and coexistence.
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