World leaders send Diwali greetings urging peace and unity

On Sunday, leaders including French President <b>Emmanuel Macron</b>, Australian Prime Minister <b>Anthony Albanese</b> and Canadian Prime Minister <b>Mark Carney</b> posted Diwali wishes, calling for peace, prosperity and unity as the festival was celebrated worldwide. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Seychelles President Patrick Herminie and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also sent messages highlighting love, compassion and harmony. Thailand inaugurated a 27‑day Amazing Thailand Grand Diwali Festival, the longest outside India, while celebrations lit up India, Canada, Australia and the UAE, reinforcing the diaspora’s cultural ties and the festival’s message of unity.