New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- As India celebrates its 77th Republic Day, wishes poured in from diplomats on the special occasion.

Envoys of Russia, Japan, Australia and Bangladesh wished India on Republic Day.

Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov extended wishes in Hindi on the occasion. He said, "Dear Indian friends, heartfelt congratulations on Republic Day".

Other Russian diplomats wished in several languages such as Oriya, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Urdu, Tamil, Assamese, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi.

Keiichi Ono, Japanese Ambassador to India, extended warm greetings.

He wrote on X, "Warm wishes on the 77th Republic Day of India. Looking forward to joining the celebrations, with the At-Home invitation received ...