# Putin congratulates Indian president and PM on Independence Day

https://mins.news/en/item/22809

- TASS, 2026-08-15 07:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2173663

> Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India’s Independence Day. He said Russia-India relations are developing successfully as a specially privileged strategic partnership, with cooperation spanning numerous areas and multilateral structures.

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