Canberra [Australia], January 26 (ANI): Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Monday said that Australia’s partnership with India has “never been stronger” as she extended Republic Day greetings to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and the people of India, highlighting shared democratic values and deepening bilateral ties.
“Australia’s partnership with India has never been stronger. Wishing my friend @DrSJaishankar and the people of India a very happy Republic Day. As India marks this day—and Australia observes our own national day—we honor our shared values and deepening ties,” Wong wrote in a post on X.
Australian High Commissioner to India Philip Green noted that January 26 is a special day for both nations and wished for another fruitful year of partnership. “January 26 is a special day shared by Australians and Indians. Best wishes for a happy and reflective #AustraliaDay and #RepublicDay, and to another year of strong Australia-India dosti,” he wrote on X. In an accompanying video, Green emphasized the importance of working together for a “better Australia and a better India.”
He added, “The 26th of January is a key day for Australians—Australia Day—and for Indians, Republic Day—a day on which we each reflect on the greatness of our bilateral partnership. This year, as Australians mark Australia Day, we reflect on the tragedy of the Bondi shootings a little more than a month ago in a community that was my childhood home and affecting a community in Australia to which my wife belongs. At the same time, we remember that Indians also witnessed the trauma of terrorism in the past year.”
Green continued, “We all recommit ourselves to the values of community harmony, to the need to work together for a better Australia and a better India. We also recall the greatness of the various parts of the Australian fabric and, most importantly, the Indigenous Australians’ 60,000 years of survival on our continent. I wish you all a happy and reflective Australia Day and Republic Day, and I look forward to another year in the great partnership between Australia and India.”
This year, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Luis Santos da Costa were the chief guests at India’s Republic Day parade. The parade showcased India’s cultural diversity, national progress, and rising military capabilities. Observed annually on January 26, Republic Day marks the adoption of India’s Constitution in 1950, officially establishing the nation as a sovereign and democratic republic. The day holds immense historical significance, representing the culmination of India’s struggle for independence and the establishment of constitutional governance grounded in justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity. (ANI)
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