Who was the chief guest of republic day 2023 in india

Chief Guests at Delhi Republic Day Parade 2023: As per sources, only 5,000-8,000 people are likely to be allowed to attend the Republic Day event owing to the present COVID-19 situation on January 26, 2023. Let us have a look at the list of all Chief Guests on Delhi Republic Day Parades (1950–2023). Chief Guests at Delhi Republic Day Parade 2023: This year Republic Day will be celebrated on Wednesday. Every year, it is celebrated with the armed forces holding a parade in honour of the day. This is the day when our Consitution came into force on 26 January 1950, making India a democratic republic. The sources in the Defence establishments said in 2020 that before the pandemic broke out in India, around 1.25 lakh people were permitted to attend the parade. The GoI (Government of India) has chosen to reserve the front row for special official invitees this year, in 2023, though. The front row will be occupied by the Shramjeevis and their families, Kartavya Path maintenance workers, and other neighbourhood residents like rickshaw pullers and vegetable vendors. This year's Republic Day festivities will focus on the "participation of the common people." READ| India as an independent, sovereign, and democratic country implemented its constitution on 26 January 1950. Since then, India being the Democratic Republic celebrates a grand ceremony every year to commemorate Republic Day, and a Foreign Leader is invited every year by the Indian Government. The initial four Republic daypar...

India has invited Egypt’s Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to be the Chief Guest on 2023 Republic Day. This comes in the backdrop of 2022 marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the countries and defence minister Rajnath Singh and external affairs minister S Jaishankar both recently visiting Egypt and meeting Sisi. India has had no Republic Day guests in the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Why PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Egypt matters Why Kathleen Folbigg, woman who spent 20 yrs in prison for killing her four babies, has now been pardoned The invite to the Sisi is noteworthy as Egypt has traditionally been one of India’s most important trading partners in the African continent. Bilateral trade has expanded rapidly in 2021-22, amounting to 7.26 billion registering a 75 per cent increase compared to FY 2020-21, according to the Indian embassy in Egypt. At present, the Indian community in Egypt numbers at around 3200, most of whom are concentrated in Cairo. There are also a small number of families in Alexandria, Port Said and Ismailia. But who is President Sisi? What do we know about him? Let’s take a closer look: Early life and military career As per BBC, Sisi was born in Cairo in 1954. He served in the infantry and commanded a mechanised division after graduating from the Egyptian Military Academy in 1977. A number of prestigious postings followed including military attaché in Saudi Arabia, chief-of-staff and then commander of Egypt’s Northern Militar...

The Republic Day of India is a national holiday celebrated on 26 th January every year, to commemorate the inception of the Constitution of India. It replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India as soon as it came into effect on 26 Jan in 1950. Thus the Republic Day commemorates the transformation of India from a colonial state to a completely independent republic. Republic Day holds much significance for Indian masses as it is the day when the nation became completely self-ruled after almost two centuries of subjugation. What is Special about Republic Day 2023 • India will celebrate its 74th Republic Day on the 26th of January 2023. • India invited President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of the Egypt as the chief guest of our Republic day, it is for the first time India will welcome the Arab Republic of Egypt's President as the Chief Guest. • In 2023, India's first woman President from tribal community, Draupadi Murmu, will take salute of the grand parade at the Rajpath (Kartavya Path) as she is the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces. • Women power will command the parade on this Republic Day. • In September 2022, the Prime Minister had named Rajpath as Kartavya Path, so in 2023, the first Republic Day parade would be held at this Kartavya Path. • In this year's parade, a glimpse of India's strength will be seen in the tableau armed with DRDO's indigenously developed weapons. Divided into four parts, the DRDO tableau will showcase Underwa...