Digital Desk: India is gearing up to celebrate the 76th Republic Day on January 26. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be the chief guest at India's celebration of Republic Day. President Subianto will be on a tour to India from January 25 to 26. This will be his first visit to India as a President.
In a statement, MEA said, "At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto will pay a state visit to India during January 25-26. President Prabowo will also be the Chief Guest for India's 76th Republic Day celebrations."
The statement also said, "India and Indonesia share warm and friendly ties spanning over millennia."
His visit to India will develop the bilateral ties between the two nations, focusing on cultural, economic, and strategic areas. There will be discussions on regional and global matters among the leaders of both India and Indonesia.
India invites world leaders every year on the occasion of Republic Day celebrations. India didn't invite any guests in 2021 and 2022 due to COVID-19 outbreak.
List of world leaders who participated as Chief Guests in the Republic Day Celebrations:
1991: President of Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
1993: Prime Minister of United Kingdom John Major
1995: President of South Africa Nelson Mandela
1998: President of France Chirac
1999: King of Nepal Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
2003: President of Iran Mohammed Khatami
2008: President of France Sarkozy
2010: President of South Korea Lee Myung Bak
2011: President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
2013: King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
2014: Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe
2015: President of the US Barack Obama
2016: President of France Francois Hollande
2017: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
2018: Leaders of all 10 ASEAN countries
2019: President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa
2020: President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro
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