**Summary:**
On August 16, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged and expressed gratitude to world leaders for their greetings and well wishes on India's 79th Independence Day. Specifically, the Prime Minister responded to tweets from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. To President Zelenskyy, PM Modi conveyed a commitment to strengthening ties between India and Ukraine and expressed hopes for peace, progress, and prosperity in Ukraine. In his response to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Shri Modi thanked him for his warm wishes and expressed optimism that the friendship between India and Israel will continue to strengthen, bringing peace, development, and security to both nations. This information was released by PIB Delhi. Release ID: 2157187.
Key Entities Referenced
Prime Minister's Office: The office of the Prime Minister of India.
Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister of India.
Ukraine: A country in Eastern Europe, mentioned in the context of fostering closer ties with India.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The President of Ukraine, who exchanged greetings with the Indian Prime Minister.
Israel: A country in the Middle East, mentioned in the context of strengthening friendship with India.
Benjamin Netanyahu: The Prime Minister of Israel, who exchanged greetings with the Indian Prime Minister.
Delhi: City in India where the Press Information Bureau (PIB) is located.
Independence Day: India's national holiday.
Prime Minister's Office
PM thanks World Leaders for their greetings on 79th
Independence Day
Posted On: 16 AUG 2025 5:31PM by PIB Delhi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, thanked World Leaders for their greetings and wishes on the 79th
Independence Day.
In response to a tweet by the President of Ukraine, the Prime Minister said:
“Thank you President Zelenskyy for your warm greetings. I deeply value the joint commitment to forging
even closer ties between India and Ukraine. We earnestly wish our friends in Ukraine a future marked by
peace, progress and prosperity.
@ZelenskyyUa”
Thank you President Zelenskyy for your warm greetings. I deeply value the joint commitment to
forging even closer ties between India and Ukraine. We earnestly wish our friends in Ukraine a
future marked by peace, progress and prosperity.@ZelenskyyUa https://t.co/g5HYuCuIRo
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 16, 2025
Replying to a tweet by the Prime Minister of Israel, Shri Modi said:
“Thank you PM Netanyahu for your warm wishes. May India-Israel friendship continue to flourish…may
both countries further strengthen and deepen this relationship bringing peace, development as well as security
to our people.
@IsraeliPM”
Thank you PM Netanyahu for your warm wishes. May India-Israel friendship continue to
flourish…may both countries further strengthen and deepen this relationship bringing peace,
development as well as security to our people.@IsraeliPM https://t.co/gMSGDyNEKj
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 16, 2025
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(Release ID: 2157187)