Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:55pm on 17 Sep 2026,Thursday India Global
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended birthday wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, praising his leadership and saying it had transformed India into a “world power.” Netanyahu said the friendship between Israel and India had “never been stronger” and highlighted what he called an unprecedented partnership between the two countries. He expressed confidence that the nations would take their partnership to “even greater heights” and wished Modi many more years of leadership, health and fulfillment. Modi turned 76 on Thursday, receiving birthday greetings from leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Droupadi Murmu. Putin praised Modi’s contribution to strengthening India-Russia’s “special and privileged strategic partnership,” while Murmu highlighted his public service and governance contributions.
