MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER KAMLA PERSAD-BISSESSAR S.C. ON THE OCCASION OF INDIA’S 78TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE

[UNITED VOICE]

MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER KAMLA PERSAD-BISSESSAR S.C. ON THE OCCASION OF INDIA’S 78TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE

On behalf of the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago, I extend heartiest congratulations to India on the nation’s 78th anniversary of independence.

Trinidad and Tobago shares the unbounded pride and patriotism of the Government and people of India on their unmatched successes in all aspects of life since attaining political independence. These historic gains are the products of a single-minded national purpose, resolve, innovativeness, and resilience.

The fact that India’s economy is one of the fastest growing in the world with prospects for continued significant expansion is an indication of the enlightened and astute national leadership and the critical involvement of the society.

India is also providing global diplomatic leadership and making remarkable technological advances, along with extraordinary advances in industry and commerce, space, academia, agriculture, culture and the arts, and other fields.

India remains a flagship of democracy and an active depiction of the triumph of the human spirit. These are values which the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago honour and celebrate, as we seek to maximise our own potential as a young independent nation.

My government was recently honoured to host the esteemed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team of senior government officials, during which valued bilateral agreements were signed.

Trinidad and Tobago is now deepening strategic relations with India on a wide number of core matters, including healthcare, food production, technology, culture, and people-to-people ties.

We were humbled to be on the Prime Minister’s hectic international itinerary, and we consider the visit the launch of a renewed pathway in our deep-rooted and mutually beneficial relations.

I again warmly commend India on its momentous anniversary of independence and extend best wishes for ongoing peace, prosperity and progress.

Jai Hind!

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