‘Stronger Than Ever’: Marco Rubio Hails US-India Ties, Greets India On 80th Independence Day

I depe de ce
Day
2026:& bsp;US
Sec eta y
of
State
Ma co
Rubio
exte ded
g eeti gs
to
the
people
of
I dia
o
the
80th
I depe de ce
Day,
sayi g
the
US-I dia
elatio ship
co ti ues
to
g ow
a d
is
“st o ge
tha
eve “.
I
a
stateme t
issued
o
F iday
(local
time),
Rubio
said
the
elatio ship
betwee
US
P eside t
Do ald
T ump
a d
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
had
co t ibuted
to
the
g owi g
ties
betwee
the
two
cou t ies.

“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 ,”
Rubio
said
i
a
stateme t.

The
US
Sec eta y
of
State
highlighted
coope atio
betwee
the
two
cou t ies
ac oss
seve al
a eas,
i cludi g
defe ce,
e e gy
secu ity,
c itical
mi e als,
a tificial
i tellige ce,
space
coope atio
a d
comme ce.
He
said
the
collabo atio
was
maki g
both
atio s,
as
well
as
the
b oade
I dia
Ocea
egio ,
“safe ,
st o ge ,
a d
mo e
p ospe ous”.

“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,”
Rubip
said.

“The
deep
ties
of
f ie dship
a d
family
betwee
ou
two
peoples
fo m
the
fou datio
of
a
pa t e ship
that
is
i ovative,
esilie t,
a d
fo wa d-looki g.
The
U ited
States
looks
fo wa d
to
the
futu e
ou
two
cou t ies
will
build
togethe ,”
he
added.

Ea lie ,
the
atio al
flag
was
hoisted
at
the
I dia
High
Commissio
i
Ca be a
o
Satu day
(local
time)
as
pa t
of
the
‘Su yapath
Ti a ga’
i itiative
to
ma k
I dia’s
80th
I depe de ce
Day,
which
seeks
to
ca y
the
T icolou
ac oss
the
globe
f om
o e
su ise
to
the
ext.

P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
will
lead
the
80th
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
at
the
Red
Fo t
i
Delhi
o
Satu day,
with
this
yea ‘s
eve t
ma ki g
150
yea s
of
the
Natio al
So g
‘Va de
Mata am’
a d
highlighti g
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’
will
be
e de ed
du i g
the
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
at
the
Red
Fo t.
Acco di g
to
a
p ess
elease,
the
P ime
Mi iste
will
be
eceived
at
the
Red
Fo t
by
Defe ce
Mi iste
Raj ath
Si gh,
Mi iste
of
State
fo
Defe ce
Sa jay
Seth
a d
Defe ce
Sec eta y
Rajesh
Kuma
Si gh.
He
will
the
eceive
the
Gua d
of
Ho ou
comp isi g
pe so el
f om
the
A my,
Navy,
Ai
Fo ce
a d
Delhi
Police.

P ime
Mi iste
Modi
will
p oceed
to
the
ampa ts
of
the
Red
Fo t,
whe e
he
will
hoist
the
Natio al
Flag.
Captai
So ia
Si gh
Chauha
will
assist
him
i
hoisti g
the
T icolou .

The
flag
hoisti g
will
be
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,
the
p ess
elease
stated.

The
P ime
Mi iste
will
subseque tly
add ess
the
atio .
This
will
ma k
PM
Modi’s
13th
co secutive
add ess
f om
the
ampa ts
of
the

Red
Fo t.
At
the
co clusio
of
his
speech,
NCC
cadets
a d
‘My
Bha at’
volu tee s
will
si g
‘Va de
Mata am’,
followed
by
the
Natio al
A them.

A
total
of
2,500
boy
a d
gi l
cadets
f om
the
A my,
Navy
a d
Ai
Fo ce,
alo g
with
‘My
Bha at’
volu tee s,
will
pa ticipate
i
the
celeb atio s.
They
will
be
seated
o
Gya path
a d
fo m
the
wo ds
‘Va de
Mata am’.& bsp;

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