On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the folks of India on India’s Republic Day. The Constitution of India continues to offer an everlasting framework for the world’s largest democracy and a basis for its international management.

As President Biden has stated, our relationship with India is likely one of the most consequential on the earth. The previous yr has been marked by essential milestones in our Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership, together with our cooperation all through India’s profitable G20 Presidency and on the G20 Leaders’ Summit. In the yr forward, we sit up for additional deepening the colourful people-to-people ties between our nations and advancing our bold agenda for cooperation on our most important priorities.

I warmly lengthen my finest needs to the Indian folks as they rejoice this big day.