India, Jan. 26 -- Greetings from across the world poured in as India marked the 77th Republic Day on Monday. The day Several countries, including Russia, Bangladesh, Iran, China and Japan extended wishes to India as it commemorated the adoption of the Constitution, which came into force on January 26, 1950.

While Chinese President Xi Jinping reinforced diplomatic ties with its "good friend and partner" India, Russian diplomats extended wishes in several languages such as Oriya, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Urdu, Tamil, Assamese, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi.

Here's how countries greeted India:

Iran's foreign ministry extended wishes to the "friendly nation" of India on the 77th Republic Day. "The Islamic Republic of...