‘Ties stronger than ever’: Marco Rubio hails growing US-India ties on Independence Day

Rubio
c edited
the
pe so al
elatio ship
betwee
US
P eside t
Do ald
T ump
a d
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
fo
the
co ti ued
g owth
i
bilate al
ties

US
Sec eta y
of
State
Ma co
Rubio
o
Satu day
exte ded
wa m
wishes
to
the
people
of
I dia
o
the
cou t y’s
80th
I depe de ce
Day,
sayi g
the
elatio ship
betwee
New
Delhi
a d
Washi gto
was
g owi g
st o ge .
Rubio
c edited
the
pe so al
elatio ship
betwee
US
P eside t
Do ald
T ump
a d
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
fo
the
co ti ued
g owth
i
bilate al
ties.”O
behalf
of
the
U ited
States
of
Ame ica,
I
exte d
wa m
co g atulatio s
to
the
people
of
I dia
o
thei
I depe de ce
Day.
Tha ks
to
the
pe so al
elatio ship
betwee
P eside t
T ump
a d
P ime
Mi iste
Modi,
the
U.S.-I dia
elatio ship
co ti ues
to
g ow
a d
is
st o ge
tha
eve .
F om
defe ce
a d
e e gy
secu ity
to
c itical
mi e als,
a tificial
i tellige ce,
space
coope atio ,
a d
comme ce,
ou
collabo atio
is
maki g
both
of
ou
atio s,
a d
the
b oade
I dia
Ocea
egio ,
safe ,
st o ge ,
a d
mo e
p ospe ous…”

Russia
Ambassado
to
I dia
De is
Alipov
also
exte ded
g eeti gs
to
I dia,
exp essi g
co fide ce
i
the
cou t y’s
co ti ued
developme t
a d
eaffi mi g
Moscow’s
suppo t
fo
New
Delhi.

“Dea
f ie ds,
Happy
I depe de ce
Day!
Looki g
at
I dia’s
p edete mi ed
path
of
developme t,
the e
is
o
doubt
that
all
you
d eams
will
come
t ue,”
Alipov
said
i
a
post
o
X.”As
you
walk
the
path
of
p og ess,
est
assu ed
that
Russia’s
suppo t
emai s
the
same
today
as
it
was
a
hu d ed
yea s
ago,
a d
it
will
emai
so
tomo ow,”
he
added.Co cludi g
his
message,
the
Russia
e voy
said,
“Jai
Hi d.
Lo g
live
I dia-Russia
f ie dship.”The
messages
came
as
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
led
the
80th
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
at
the
Red
Fo t
i
Delhi,
with
this
yea ‘s
ce emo y
ma ki g
150
yea s
of
the
Natio al
So g
‘Va de
Mata am’
a d
focusi g
o
the
ole
of
‘Yuva
Shakti’
i
I dia’s
jou ey
towa ds
Viksit
Bha at
2047.Fo
the
fi st
time,
‘Va de
Mata am’
was
e de ed
du i g
the
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
at
the
Red
Fo t.
Modi
hoisted
the
Natio al
Flag
f om
the
ampa ts,
with
Captai
So ia
Si gh
Chauha
assisti g
him.
The
flag
hoisti g
was
sy ch o ised
with
a
21-gu
salute
by
the
1721
Field
Batte y
(Ce emo ial),
usi g
i dige ous
105
mm
Light
Field
Gu s.Followi g
the
Rasht iya
Salute,
the
A my
ba d
played
‘Va de
Mata am’,
which
was
su g
by
those
p ese t
at
the
Red
Fo t
befo e
the
Natio al
A them.
Two
I dia
Ai
Fo ce
Mi-17
helicopte s
also
showe ed
flowe
petals
ove
the
ve ue,
with
o e
ca yi g
the
Natio al
Flag
a d
the
othe
a
flag
depicti g
‘Va de
Mata am’.Modi
subseque tly
add essed
the
atio ,
ma ki g
his
13th
co secutive
I depe de ce
Day
speech
f om
the
Red
Fo t.
A ou d
2,500
cadets
f om
the
A my,
Navy
a d
Ai
Fo ce,
alo g
with
‘My
Bha at’
volu tee s,
pa ticipated
i
the
celeb atio s,
fo mi g
the
wo ds
‘Va de
Mata am’
alo g
Gya path.

A ou d
5,000
special
guests
f om
diffe e t
walks
of
life
we e
i vited
to
the
ce emo y,
i cludi g
wome
e t ep e eu s,
sa itatio
wo ke s,
st eet
ve do s,
youth
i ovato s,
scie tists,
fa me s,
stude ts
a d
sta t-up
fou de s.
Mo e
tha
1,500
people
f om
diffe e t
states
a d
U io
Te ito ies
also
atte ded
i
t aditio al
atti e.Ac oss
the
cou t y,
pat iotic
ba d
pe fo ma ces
we e
held
at
343
p omi e t
locatio s,
while
flag-hoisti g
ce emo ies
we e
also
o ga ised
by
the
I dia
Navy
a d
local
admi ist atio s
i
the
A dama
a d
Nicoba
Isla ds
a d
Lakshadweep.

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