No head of state from foreign country as Republic Day chief guest this year
India
Updated: Thursday, January 14, 2021, 19:05 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 14: Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said there will be no Foreign Head of State or Head of Government as the Chief Guest for India s Republic Day 2021 event due to the global Covid-19 situation, days after UK PM cancelled visit.
This will be the first time in at least five decades that the Republic Day celebrations, seen as a high point in India s diplomatic calendar, will not have a chief guest.
The years 1952 and 1953 too did not have a chief guest during the Republic Day parade.
"Due to the global COVID 19 situation, it has been decided that this year there will not be a foreign head of state or head of government as the chief guest for our Republic Day event," MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said at a media briefing.
Read more about India will not have R-Day chief guest due to the pandemic situation: MEA on Business Standard. The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday announced that there will be no foreign leader as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations
‘A testimony of strong bilateral relations’
India praises Bangladesh’s move to participate in India’s Republic Day parade
Gautam Lahiri
14th January, 2021 09:59:28
Bangladeshi soldiers board an Indian Air Force C-17 at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday to depart for Delhi to participate in India’s Republic Day parade scheduled to be held on January 26 ISPR
New Delhi: The participation of Bangladesh Armed Forces contingent in Indian Republic Day Parade on January 26 is a testimony of bilateral relation, which is forged in shared sacrifice for the liberation struggle of Bangladesh, India’s Official Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava has said.
He told this during a weekly briefing of the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday in New Delhi.