I cherish the close bond: UK's King Charles III congratulates India on R-Day

Britains King Charles III extended Republic Day wishes to India on Friday and expressed confidence in strengthening IndiaUK tiesIn a congratulatory note addressed to President Droupadi Murmu King Charles hailed India and the UKs close bond and shared valuesBritains King said On the special occasion of your National Day my wife and I would like to convey our warmest congratulations to Your Excellency and the people of the Republic of India I cherish the close bond shared between our nations and I am confident that our ties will continue to flourish in this very special seventyfifth anniversary year of the Commonwealth a fitting reminder of the enduring values and aspirations that unite usThe note added I congratulate you on a successful G20 presidency last year and look forward to our countries continuing to work together to tackle the worlds most pressing global challenges I look forward to all Commonwealth members coming together in Samoa later in the year My wife and I would like to take this opportunity to send you and the people of India our very best wishes for the coming yearAdditionally the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong congratulated Prime Minister Modi and the people of India on the 75th Republic Day and underscored bilateral relations based on trade finance defence and close peopletopeople tiesPlease accept my warmest congratulations on the happy occasion of Indias 75th Republic Day Singapore and India enjoy a deep and longstanding friendship underpinned by wideranging cooperation in trade finance defence and close peopletopeople ties Through the IndiaSingapore Ministerial Roundtable we are also exploring collaboration in new areas like food security sustainability upskilling and digitalisation Singapore PM said in an official statementIt added You will be pleased to know that the PayNowUnified Payments Interface linkage that we jointly launched in February 2023 has seen a steady uptake of users This has made crossborder transactions safer and faster for businesses and individuals on both sidesHe also lauded Indias G20 presidency and noted that Indias skilfully navigated a multitude of contentious issues at the summitHe said I was glad to visit India to meet you and to attend the G20 Summit in September 2023 Under your leadership India skilfully navigated a multitude of contentious issues to successfully conclude the G20 New Delhi Summit with a consensus Leaders DeclarationHe said further As a country coordinator for ASEANIndia relations Singapore will maintain the momentum in ASEANIndia relations following its upgrade to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2022 I look forward to continuing to work with you to further deepen and strengthen SingaporeIndia relations I wish you good health happiness and every successMoreover Mauritius PM also extended wishes and posted on X Warmest congratulations to Prime Minister Shri Modi Ji narendramodi and our Indian sisters and brothers on the glorious occasion of the 75th Republic Day of IndiaMeanwhile President Droupadi Murmu commenced the celebrations of the 75th Republic Day on Friday by unfurling the national flag at Kartavya PathPresident Murmu on her arrival at Kartavya Path was received by Prime Minister Narendra ModiSimultaneously the National Anthem was played and the 21 Gun Salute was presented to the PresidentAs per tradition the National Flag was unfurled followed by the National Anthem with a booming 21gun salute given with indigenous gun system 105mm Indian Field GunsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever