Congratulations to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi 2015-09-17 11:15:00 Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on his 65th birthday. The message reads, in part: “You rightly enjoy high authority both at home and abroad as an experienced politician and statesman who did a lot for India’s socioeconomic development. We highly value your efforts to strengthen the special privileged strategic partnership between our countries, build up the Russian-Indian cooperation in solving current issues on the regional and international agenda.”