Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Israeli President Isaac Herzog extended warm greetings to President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India on the occasion of the country’s 80th Independence Day on Saturday, highlighting their nations’ strong and enduring partnerships with India.
In a letter to President Droupadi Murmu, Singapore President Tharman congratulated India on the “joyous occasion” and underscored the robust and forward-looking Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
“On behalf of the people of Singapore, I extend my warmest congratulations to Your Excellency and the people of India on the joyous occasion of India’s 80th Independence Day,” Tharman said.
He noted that bilateral ties are underpinned by close people-to-people relations and have expanded into areas including skills development, digitalisation, sustainability and advanced manufacturing.
The Singapore President said the two countries could draw on their “complementary strengths” to identify new opportunities for the benefit of their peoples.
He also highlighted their shared interest in maintaining a peaceful, open and connected region and said Singapore would continue to work closely with India to strengthen regional integration and resilience.
“Singapore and India also share an enduring interest in a peaceful, open, and connected region,” Tharman said, adding that the two countries would continue cooperation in areas including trade, the digital economy, energy security and the energy transition.
He also conveyed his best wishes for President Murmu’s continued good health and for the lasting prosperity of the people of India.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog also extended greetings to India and highlighted the close friendship between the two countries.
“On behalf of the State of Israel, I warmly congratulate President, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the wonderful people of India on your 80th Independence Day!” Herzog said in a post on X.
“May we continue to strengthen the beautiful friendship between Israel and India,” he added.
The greetings from the leaders of Singapore and Israel came as India celebrated its 80th Independence Day, with leaders and governments across the world extending wishes and highlighting their ties with New Delhi.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also extended warm greetings to the people of India and described the India-US relationship as “stronger than ever”.
“On behalf of the United States of America, I extend warm congratulations to the people of India on their Independence Day,” Rubio said in a statement.
Highlighting the relationship between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rubio said bilateral ties “continue to grow and are stronger than ever”.
He pointed to cooperation across areas including defence, energy security, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, space cooperation and commerce.
“From defence and energy security to critical minerals, artificial intelligence, space cooperation, and commerce, our collaboration is making both of our nations, and the broader Indian Ocean region, safer, stronger, and more prosperous,” Rubio said.
He also underlined the deep people-to-people bonds between India and the United States, describing the ties of “friendship and family” between the two peoples as the foundation of an innovative, resilient and forward-looking partnership.
“The United States looks forward to the future our two countries will build together,” Rubio added.
-ANI
