<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/indian-air-force-day-pm-narendra-modi-salutes-air-warriors-praises-courage-and-commitment-23653948" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</a> on Thursday thanked several world leaders for their greetings and messages following his completion of 25 years as head of government.</p>
<p>PM Modi marked the milestone on October 7, 25 years after he first assumed office as Gujarat chief minister in 2001. He has served as prime minister since 2014.</p>
<h2>Modi thanks leaders from across the world</h2>
<p>PM Modi thanked Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for her wishes and highlighted the close ties between the two countries.</p>
<p>"Thank you, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, for your warm wishes and kind words. The friendship between India and Trinidad and Tobago continues to scale new heights. We look forward to strengthening our partnership in the years to come," he posted on X.</p>
<p>Persad-Bissessar had described Modi's 25 years of public service as a "significant milestone".</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/pm-modi-to-inaugurate-india-mobile-congress-2026-in-new-delhi-focus-on-next-gen-technology-23653932" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">PM Modi</a> also thanked Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, saying he valued the friendship between the two countries and looked forward to strengthening bilateral ties.</p>
<h2>Strategic partnerships highlighted</h2>
<p>Responding to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, Modi recalled his visit to Ethiopia in December last year and his recent meeting with Ali in New Delhi.</p>
<p>"India greatly values its Strategic Partnership with Ethiopia, and I look forward to working closely with you to further deepen our cooperation and friendship," Modi posted.</p>
<p>Modi also thanked Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema, saying India valued its friendship with Zambia and looked forward to strengthening bilateral ties.</p>
<p>Hichilema had congratulated Modi on completing 25 years in public office, recalling that he first became Gujarat chief minister on October 7, 2001.</p>
<h2>Modi thanks Japan, Kazakhstan leaders</h2>
<p>Modi thanked <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/world-leaders-congratulate-pm-modi-on-completing-25-years-of-leadership-in-government-23653826" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi</a> and said her visit to India in July had further strengthened the India-Japan partnership.</p>
<p>"Prime Minister Takaichi, thank you very much. Your visit to India in July this year will remain unforgettable for me as well. It has further strengthened the India-Japan partnership. Both countries, building on their longstanding friendship, will continue to work together for global peace, stability, and prosperity. I am confident that on the 75th anniversary of our diplomatic relations, bilateral ties will reach new heights," he posted.</p>
<p>He also thanked Kazakhstan President Qasym-Jomart Toqayev, saying he valued the two countries' strategic partnership.</p>
<h2>Leaders from Serbia, South Korea also congratulate Modi</h2>
<p>Modi thanked former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic for his "warm words and friendship" and acknowledged his contribution to India-Serbia relations.</p>
<p>He also thanked South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and recalled his April visit to India, saying it had given fresh momentum to the two countries' Special Strategic Partnership.</p>
<p>The congratulatory messages from world leaders came as PM Modi on Wednesday marked 25 years of uninterrupted leadership as head of government. He began his tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister on October 7, 2001, and became Prime Minister of India in 2014.</p>

PM Modi thanks world leaders for greetings after completing 25 years as head of government, highlighting India’s strategic partnerships and bilateral ties

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PM Modi marked the milestone on October 7, 25 years after he first assumed office as Gujarat chief minister in 2001. He has served as prime minister since 2014

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