New Delhi: As India celebrates seventy fifth Republic Day With nice vigour and enthusiasm, French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Delhi from Jaipur final night time (Thursday). President Macron will attend the Republic Day Parade in Delhi because the chief visitor.
French President Emmanuel Macron is about to be the chief visitor at India’s seventy fifth Republic Day celebrations at this time. This marks a singular reciprocal alternate following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to France on its Nationwide Day in July 2023. This momentous go to by President Macron culminates the Twenty fifth-anniversary celebrations of the Strategic Partnership between India and France.
The 2 leaders have engaged in a collection of high-profile conferences all through 2023, underscoring the energy and depth of the bilateral relationship. Their interactions have spanned varied international platforms, together with the COP 28 Summit in Dubai, the G20 Leaders’ Summit, and the G7 Summit in Hiroshima. Notably, President Macron was additionally the Visitor of Honour on the Bastille Day Celebrations in France in July 2023.
This go to by President Macron marks the sixth time a French chief has been invited because the Chief Visitor at India’s Republic Day. This custom started with President Jacques Chirac in 1976, adopted by Valery Giscard d’Estaing in 1980, Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008, and Francois Hollande in 2016.
PM’S France go to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s final go to to France for Bastille Day in July 2023 was a spectacle of symbolism and substance. The go to showcased the sturdy bonds between the 2 nations, with a tri-service Indian armed forces contingent marching at Champs-Elysees and a spectacular flypast by Rafale jets.
In the course of the go to, Prime Minister Modi was honoured with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, a prestigious recognition in France. A State Banquet on the Louvre Museum and a personal dinner at Elysee highlighted the grandeur of the event. The Prime Minister additionally addressed the Indian neighborhood at La Seine Musicale.
