Greetings to President of India Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi 2021-01-26 11:40:00 Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of India Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Republic Day, India’s national holiday. The message reads in part: “Your country has widely recognised achievements in the economy, the social sphere, science and technology, and other areas. India plays a major constructive part in addressing topical matters on the regional and global agenda. We highly value the relations of privileged strategic partnership between our states. I am confident that the future expansion of the entire range of constructive Russian-Indian ties meets the interests of our friendly peoples and is in line with the goals of strengthening international stability and security.”