New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- As India celebrates its 80th Independence Day with pomp and grandeur, warm greetings poured in from across the world, with Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Foreign Ministers of Australia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Nepal extending heartfelt wishes to the people and Government of India, underscoring the country's growing global partnerships and longstanding ties with New Delhi.

Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, in his messages of goodwill, addressing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his "elder brother", expressed hope that the friendship and close bond between the two nations would continue to flourish.

"To my elder brother PM Narendra Modi and the people of India, I extend my warm wishes on the 80th Inde...