New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday used his responses to Independence Day greetings from foreign leaders to reaffirm India's commitment to strengthening longstanding ties with neighbouring countries and key international partners, highlighting friendship, civilisational links and cooperation for mutual prosperity.
As India marked its 80th Independence Day, Modi responded to messages from the leaders of Bhutan, Slovakia, the Maldives, France and Nepal, underlining the importance New Delhi attaches to its bilateral relationships at a time when India is seeking to deepen strategic, economic and people-to-people engagement across its neighbourhood and beyond.
Responding to Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, ...