As it happened | India celebrates 69th Republic Day

In the fantastic custom of the Republic Day festivities at the Rajpath in New Delhi, this year likewise the ceremonious parade features India's decent variety of culture, and the capacities of our military. Consistently, since 1950, India has facilitated a head of state or administration of another nation as the state visitor of respect.



This year, the visitors of respect are Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei, Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte of The Philippines, Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Nguyen Xuân Phúc, Prime Minister of Vietnam, President Halima Yacob of Singapore, President Htin Kyaw of Myanmar, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha of Thailand and Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith of Laos. buy rdp

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, got the ASEAN Heads of State and Government at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 25, 2018.

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01.45 P.M.

Mr. Modi later expressed gratitude toward ASEAN pioneers for joining the Republic Day festivities.

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I thank the @ASEAN pioneers for joining the #RepublicDay festivities.

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11.50 A.M.

The Republic Day parade arrives at an end.

As it happened | India celebrates 69th Republic Day

11.45 A.M.

The Rudra Formation, the Hercules Formation, Netra, Globe Formation and a few more. The solitary SU-MKI flying at 900 kmph split the sky.

As it happened | India celebrates 69th Republic Day

As it happened | India celebrates 69th Republic Day

R-Day parade at Rajpath, New Delhi.

R-Day parade at Rajpath, New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena

11.30 A.M.

106 riders on 26 cruisers:

BSF India's ladies cruiser group drove by sub-monitors Stanzin Noryang adjust themselves and salute the President, one of them was seen side-riding with a PC.

As it happened | India celebrates 69th Republic Day

As it happened | India celebrates 69th Republic Day

As it happened | India celebrates 69th Republic Day

As it happened | India celebrates 69th Republic Day

25 years of ASEAN:

India's 25 years of ASEAN.

India's 25 years of ASEAN. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy

11.20 A.M.

18 kids were chosen for National Bravery Awards, 3 of them after death.

Sangrai Mog Dance was introduced by the North East Zone Cultural Center, Dimapur.

Sangrai Mog Dance.

Sangrai Mog Dance. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy

155 understudies from Mount Abu Public School remember the 25th commemoration of ASEAN-India Dialog Partnership through their move execution on the topic One Vision One Identity and One Community, tweeted @PIB_India.