Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of former US President Jimmy Carter.
Taking to X, PM Modi wrote, “Deeply saddened by the passing of former USA President Mr. Jimmy Carter. A statesman of great vision, he worked tirelessly for global peace and harmony. His contributions to fostering strong India-US ties leave a lasting legacy. My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and the people of the US.”
Deeply saddened by the passing of former USA President Mr. Jimmy Carter. A statesman of great vision, he worked tirelessly for global peace and harmony. His contributions to fostering strong India-U.S. ties leave a lasting legacy. My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 30, 2024
The 39th US President was known as a broker of peace in the Middle East, he also tirelessly advocated for global health and human rights.
A Georgia Democrat, Carter was the longest-lived president in US history. He had been suffering from an aggressive form of melanoma with tumours that had spread to his liver and brain. He had stopped medical treatment and was under hospice care at home. The former president underwent a series of hospital stays before and on February 18 last year, his family said he had chosen to “spend his remaining time at home,” in hospice care with loved ones. The decision had “the full support of his family and his medical team”, a family statement said.
His stint in the White House was limited to one term before he was beaten by Ronald Reagan in 1980. He spent the decades following his presidency focusing on international relations and human rights, efforts that won him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
Carter was the third US President to visit India, after Dwight Eisenhower in 1959 and Richard Nixon in 1969. He was accompanied on this visit in 1978 by the first lady, Rosalyn Carter, who died in November 2023 at 96.
