India, May 9 -- The 77th Independence Day of Israel was marked with a vibrant celebration in the Capital, though the evening's conversations were largely dominated by the ongoing Operation Sindoor and India's commendable handling of the situation.

Addressing the gathering, Israel's ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, spoke with emotion and pride:

"Today we celebrate the 77th year of the miracle called the State of Israel. Why is Israel a miracle? Because, unlike any other nation, the Jewish people returned to their ancestral and indigenous homeland after over 100 generations of exile and reestablished our sovereign state. Israel is a miracle because it has survived countless attempts to eradicate it, generation after generation. Not only ...