The congratulatory message reads, in part:
“As a reputable politician, you have done much to develop the strategic partnership between our countries. Over these last years, our bilateral political contacts have become more intensive than ever before. We have seen steady growth too in our trade, economic, military technical, scientific and cultural ties.
I hope that Russian-Indian cooperation will continue to develop for the good of our peoples and in the interests of security and stability in Asia and throughout the world.”