I
a
video
message,
cosmo aut
Pyot
Dub ov
co g atulated
I dia
a d
wished
its
people
peace
a d
p ospe ity,
while
ecalli g
the
decades
of
coope atio
betwee
Moscow
a d
New
Delhi.
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TN
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Assembly
Passes
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“Dea
f ie ds,
today
the
Republic
of
I dia
is
celeb ati g
its
80th
I depe de ce
Day,& dquo;
Dub ov
said.
The
cosmo auts
also
li ked
the
occasio
to
the
65th
a ive sa y
of
Soviet
cosmo aut
Yu i
Gaga i
becomi g
the
fi st
huma
to
t avel
i to
space,
ANI
epo ted.
JUST
IN:
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The
I te atio al
Space
Statio
co g atulated
I dia
ahead
of
its
I depe de ce
Day,
highlighti g
I dia& squo;s
g owi g
space
self- elia ce.It
also
highlighted
the
Gaga yaa
missio
a d
Yu i
Gaga i & squo;s
histo ic
visit
to
I dia.pic.twitte .com/6xKLQFFEtP
—
Asia
Nexus
(@ exusasia )August
10,
2026
Gaga i
visited
I dia
i
Novembe
1961,
becomi g
a
ea ly
symbol
of
the
g owi g
f ie dship
betwee
I dia
a d
the
Soviet
U io .
The
cosmo auts
ecalled
his
ema ks
p aisi g
I dia,
sayi g
the
cou t y
looked
beautiful
f om
space
but
was
eve
mo e
beautiful
o
Ea th
as
the
home
of
“t ue
f ie ds& dquo;.
F om
A yabhata
To
Gaga yaa
The
message
highlighted
key
milesto es
i
I dia-Russia
space
coope atio ,
which
dates
back
to
1975,
whe
the
Soviet
U io
lau ched
A yabhata,
I dia’s
fi st
satellite.
The
pa t e ship
eached
a othe
la dma k
i
1984
whe
Rakesh
Sha ma
became
the
fi st
I dia
to
t avel
i to
space
aboa d
the
Soviet
spacec aft
Soyuz
T-11.
Cosmo aut
A a
Kiki a
said
the
coope atio
has
ow
e te ed
a
ew
phase
with
I dia’s
Gaga yaa
huma
spaceflight
p og amme.
I dia
ast o auts,
o
Gaga yat is,
have
u de go e
t ai i g
at
the
Yu i
Gaga i
Cosmo aut
T ai i g
Ce t e
i
Russia
as
pa t
of
p epa atio s
fo
I dia’s
fi st
c ewed
space
missio .
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‘Lo g
Live
I dia-Russia
F ie dship& squo;
The
cosmo auts
also
efe ed
to
a
joi t
competitio
o ga ised
by
Roscosmos,
its
office
i
I dia
a d
the
I dia
Space
Resea ch
O ga isatio
(ISRO)
to
ma k
bilate al
space
coope atio .
Wi i g
e t ies
we e
displayed
alo gside
the
I depe de ce
Day
g eeti gs.
Holdi g
the
I dia
flag
aboa d
the
ISS,
cosmo aut
A d ey
Fedyaev
co cluded
the
message
with
a
salute
to
the
e du i g
ties
betwee
the
two
cou t ies.
“Lo g
live
I dia-Russia
f ie dship,& dquo;
he
said.
