Sources have confirmed that the President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto will grace the event as the chief guest. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defence has invited nearly 10,000 special guests to attend the Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is set to attend India바카라™s 76th Republic Day celebrations as the Chief Guest, according to the sources. The national capital of India will host Subianto as part of the event, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with the Indonesian leader during his visit.
India has yet to officially announce this year바카라™s Republic Day chief guest.
It is noteworthy that, 76 years ago, the chief guest of India바카라™s first republic day celebration in 1950 was also from Indonesia. The then President of Indonesia, Sukarno was hosted by the then President of India Rajendra Prasad.
10,000 special guests will attendant the historic R-day parade
The Ministry of Defence has invited nearly 10,000 special guests to attend the Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path. These guests, representing a wide array of sectors, include members of the Paralympic contingent, sarpanches from top-performing villages, handloom artisans, and forest and wildlife conservation workers, among others.
The special guests were invited in line with the government바카라™s initiative to promote 바카라˜Jan Bhagidari바카라™ (public participation) in national events. The invitees, drawn from 31 categories, are recognized for their exceptional contributions in various fields and their active participation in government schemes. Among the categories are 바카라˜Best Performing Water Warriors,바카라™ 바카라˜Disaster Relief Workers,바카라™ 바카라˜Best Start-Ups,바카라™ and 바카라˜Road Construction Workers.바카라™
The guests also include achievers such as medalists from the Chess Olympiad, Bridge World Games, and Snooker World Championships. The invitees also include sarpanches whose villages have met the targets in several flagship government schemes.
The special guests will also visit significant landmarks in Delhi, including the National War Memorial and PM Sangrahalaya, and interact with various ministers. In a first, members of self-help groups (SHGs) working in areas like food, nutrition, health, water sanitation, and gender activities, as well as disaster relief workers and environmental conservationists, will attend the event.
Other invited groups include PM-JANMAN participants, tribal artisans, and farmers involved in renewable energy projects like the PM Surya Ghar and PM KUSUM schemes.
This year바카라™s Republic Day celebrations promise to showcase not only India바카라™s rich cultural heritage but also the contributions of those working on the ground to create a 바카라˜Swarnim Bharat바카라™ (Golden India).
Republic Day Chief Guest through the years
Traditionally, India invites world leaders to attend the Republic Day celebration as chief guest evey year. Here바카라™s a look back at chief guests who graced the occasion in previous years:
2024: French President Emmanuel Macron
2023: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi
There was no Republic Day Chief guest in 2021 and 2022 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020: Then Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
2019: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
2018: Leaders of all 10 ASEAN countries attended the event
2017: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
2016: Then French President Francois Hollande
2015: Then US President Barack Obama
2014: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
2013: Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
2012: Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra
2011: Then Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
2010: Then South Korean President President Lee Myung Bak
2009: Then President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev
2008: Then French President Sarkozy
The then British Prime Minister John Major had attended the R-Day celebration in 1993, Nelson Mandela participated as the then South African President in 1995, French president Chirac graced the occasion in 1998. Other world leaders who have attended the celebration include Nepal바카라™s King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, who came here in 1999, Iran's then President Mohammed Khatami in 2003, and President of Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in 1991.
Along with the above-mentioned names, the heads of state and government who have attended the Republic Day celebrations include Nicolas Sarkozy, Vladimir Putin, Nelson Mandela, John Major, Mohammed Khatami and Jacques Chirac.