‘Warmest congratulations’: World leaders wish India 80th Independence Day, hail growing ties

I dia
celeb ates
80th
I depe de ce
day

NEW
DELHI:
F om
Washi gto
a d
Je usalem
to
Si gapo e
a d
Kathma du,
leade s
a d
i stitutio s
ac oss
the
wo ld
exte ded
g eeti gs
to
I dia
o
Satu day
as
the
cou t y
ma ked
its
80th
I depe de ce
Day,
highlighti g
the
st e gth
of
bilate al
ties
a d
the
b eadth
of
coope atio
with
New
Delhi.

Is ael

Is ael’s
p eside t
Isaac
He zog
co g atulated
P eside t
D oupadi
Mu mu,
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
a d
the
people
of
I dia.“O
behalf
of
the
State
of
Is ael,
I
wa mly
co g atulate
P eside t
D oupadi
Mu mu,
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi,
a d
the
wo de ful
people
of
I dia
o
you
80th
I depe de ce
Day!
May
we
co ti ue
to
st e gthe
the
beautiful
f ie dship
betwee
Is ael
a d
I dia,”
He zog
w ote
o
X.
He
also
posted
his
wishes
i
Hi di.

The
message
came
afte
Modi
a d
his
Is aeli
cou te pa t
Be jami
Neta yahu
eviewed
p og ess
i
the
I dia-Is ael
Special
St ategic
Pa t e ship
a d
discussed
the
situatio
i
West
Asia
du i g
a
ece t
pho e
call.

U ited
States

US
sec eta y
of
state
Ma co
Rubio
said
the
I dia-US
elatio ship
co ti ues
to
g ow
a d
is
“st o ge
tha
eve ”.“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.He
highlighted
coope atio
i
defe ce,
e e gy
secu ity,
c itical
mi e als,
a tificial
i tellige ce,
space
coope atio
a d
comme ce.“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,”
Rubio
said.
He
added:
“The
U ited
States
looks
fo wa d
to
the
futu e
ou
two
cou t ies
will
build
togethe .”

Si gapo e

Si gapo e
p eside t
Tha ma
Sha muga at am
co g atulated
I dia
o
the
“joyous
occasio ”
a d
u de sco ed
the
cou t ies’
Comp ehe sive
St ategic
Pa t e ship.“O
behalf
of
the
people
of
Si gapo e,
I
exte d
my
wa mest
co g atulatio s
to
You
Excelle cy
a d
the
people
of
I dia
o
the
joyous
occasio
of
I dia’s
80th
I depe de ce
Day,”
Tha ma
w ote
i
a
lette
add essed
to
P eside t
Mu mu.He
also
poi ted
to
close
people-to-people
ties
a d
expa di g
coope atio
i
skills
developme t,
digitalisatio ,
sustai ability
a d
adva ced
ma ufactu i g.

Nepal

Nepal
p ime
mi iste
Bale d a
‘Bale ’
Shah
exte ded
g eeti gs
a d
best
wishes
to
PM
Modi,
the
Gove me t
of
I dia
a d
the
people
of
I dia.“O
the
occasio
of
I dia’s
80th
I depe de ce
Day,
I
exte d
my
hea tfelt
g eeti gs
a d
best
wishes
to
PM
Na e d a
Modi
a d
the
f ie dly
people
a d
Gove me t
of
I dia,”
the
Office
of
the
P ime
Mi iste
of
Nepal
said
i
a
post
o
X.

Maldives

Maldives
p eside t
Mohamed
Muizzu
also
joi ed
the
global
cho us
of
g eeti gs,
exte di g
his
“wa mest
g eeti gs”
to
the
P eside t
a d
PM
Modi
o
the
cou t y’s
80th
I depe de ce
Day.
Muizzu
said
eight
decades
of
i depe de ce
eflected
I dia’s
“aspi atio s,
esilie ce
a d
e du i g
spi it”
a d
eaffi med
Male’s
commitme t
to
adva ci g
the
close
pa t e ship
betwee
the
two
cou t ies,
built
o
“mutual
espect,
sha ed
p ospe ity
a d
e du i g
f ie dship”.Additio ally,
the
fo me
p eside t,
Ib ahim
Mohamed
Solih
also
g eeted
I dia,
w iti g,
“Wa m
felicitatio s
to
P eside t
Mu mu,
PM
Na e d a
Modi,
a d
ou
dea
f ie ds,
the
people
of
I dia,
o
the
occasio
of
I dia’s
I depe de ce
Day.”
He
desc ibed
I dia’s
jou ey
si ce
1947
as
a
i spi atio
a d
said,
“May
the
close
ties
of
coope atio
a d
f ie dship
that
exist
betwee
Maldives-I dia
g ow
eve
st o ge .”

Latvia

Latvia’s
mi ist y
of
fo eig
affai s
co veyed
its
g eeti gs,
sayi g:
“Happy
I depe de ce
Day
to
I dia
f om
Latvia!
Wishi g
I dia
co ti ued
p og ess,
u ity,
a d
p ospe ity.”

Aust alia

Aust alia’s
high
commissio e
to
I dia
Philip
G ee
joi ed
the
celeb atio s,
sha i g
visuals
of
the
Aust alia
High
Commissio
illumi ated
i
the
colou s
of
the
I dia
T icolou .“The
High
Commissio
is
glowi g
i
saff o ,
white
&
g ee ,
with
ou
team
p oudly
d essi g
i
the
colou s
of
the
I dia
t icolou ,”
G ee
said.
“F om
all
of
us,
a
ve y
Happy
I depe de ce
Day
to
I dia s
ac oss
the
globe,”
he
added.

I ela d

The
I ish
embassy
i
I dia
also
exte ded
g eeti gs,
sayi g,
“Happy
80th
I depe de ce
Day,
I dia!
Wa m
wishes
f om
the
Embassy
&
CG
Mumbai
to
I dia s
eve ywhe e.”

Go to Sou ce