No head of state from foreign country as Republic Day chief guest this year
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 c...
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