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World leaders greet India on 80th Independence Day
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah were among leaders who greeted India on its 80th Independence Day on Saturday. Singapore President Tharman…
The Story in Brief
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah were among leaders who greeted India on its 80th Independence Day on Saturday. Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Latvia’s foreign ministry also sent messages.
Rubio said India-US ties were “stronger than ever”, attributing their progress to the relationship between Donald Trump and Narendra Modi. Herzog called India-Israel ties a “beautiful friendship”. Nepal referred to historic links and close people-to-people relations, while Singapore pointed to cooperation in skills, digitalisation, sustainability and advanced manufacturing. The messages praised India’s partnerships and international role.
The Indian Opinion
Diplomatic greetings are useful signals, but claims of exceptionally strong partnerships can become easy public-relations language. The messages do not by themselves prove progress on trade, technology, security or regional cooperation. The meaningful test will be measurable: whether these countries deliver on announced cooperation and whether bilateral trade, investment or joint projects increase over the coming year.
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com, indiatvnews.com, deccanherald.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
