President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia will be the main guest during the 76th Republic Day festivities. Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, arrived on Republic Day last year.
Chief Guest at the 76th Republic Day ceremonies in India is Prabowo Subianto, the president of Indonesia. The President of Indonesia was invited as the principal guest when Republic Day was first observed in 1950.
Since the first Republic Day, it has been customary to invite the primary guest. India has bestowed this award on numerous nations worldwide in the past 75 years.
The most frequently invited chief guests on Republic Day are French leaders. This has occurred six times in total. Pakistan, a neighbor, has also been invited thrice as the principal guest. Pakistan’s Agriculture Minister Rana Abdul Hamid and Governor General Malik Ghulam Mohammad were the main guests on Republic Day in 1965 and 1955, respectively. For its Republic Day celebrations, India welcomed prominent figures from Asia to Europe and Africa.
Additionally, the President of the United States is now the main guest at this event. Barack Obama took over as the main guest in 2015.
How is the Republic Day principal guest chosen?
Six months before to the Republic Day festivities, this process begins. This entire process is carried out by the Ministry of External Affairs. First, a list is created based on global context, cultural and historical ties, economic and defense cooperation, and political and diplomatic interactions.
This list is created with several criteria in mind, based on priority. In other words, sometimes the primary guest is invited from a country because of the country’s excellent relations, and other times the invitation is extended because of a country’s poor relations with the country in order for India to improve its future ties with that country. Must do. A list of the main guests is frequently created for a specific purpose.
The president and prime minister of the suggested nations are notified. The availability of the concerned chief visitor is observed if this approval is obtained. The Ministry of External Affairs keeps formal ties with the inviting nation, if possible.
