Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday to offer heartfelt greetings and wish him continued good health.

“As India’s longest staying guest,” he wrote, “I have witnessed firsthand the far-reaching development and prosperity that have taken place over the years. I congratulate you on the growing confidence and strength that have occurred in recent times. India’s success also contributes to global development.”

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“I consider myself a proud messenger of India, and regularly express my admiration for India, the world’s most populous and largest democracy, for its remarkable and deeply rooted religious pluralism. India presents an example of harmony and stability to the world. For us Tibetans, India has not on

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