President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday extended his greetings and felicitations to the people of Zambia on their Independence Day.
"I extend to you and to the people of Zambia, warm greetings and felicitations on the occasion of your Independence Day," he said in his message to his Zambian counterpart, Edgar Lungu.
"Our two countries share long standing cordial and friendly relations. I am confident that our relations will strengthen further in the years to come for the mutual benefit of our two peoples," he added.
Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa.