MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin sent on Sunday a congratulatory telegram to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of India’s national holiday, saying that by joint efforts the countries will increase fruitful bilateral cooperation in all fields.
Indian constitution, which came into force 75 years ago, laid the foundation for building effective state institutions and free democratic development of the country, the telegram also said. Since then India has achieved universally recognized successes in socio-economic, scientific, technical and other fields and “has gained well-deserved authority on the world stage,» Russian leader added.