ULAN BATOR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday "struck a new chord" on his historic visit to Mongolia by trying his hand at the traditional fiddle he received as a gift from Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
"Striking a new chord in the relationship with Mongolia. @narendramodi tries 2 understand intricacies of morin khuur," external affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.
"In Japan he tried his hand on the drum. In Mongolia PM @narendramodi tries his hand on the morin khuur."
Swarup also posted a picture and video of the smiling Prime Minister holding the wooden-framed trapezoid and trying his hand at creating music from the traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument.
Later, Modi also tried his hand at the yoochin, a box zither-dulcimer with 13 double-wire strings.
The strings in this traditional Mongolian instrument are struck with two wooden sticks, so-called little wooden hammers and are similar to the "santur".