Tag: Chief Guest

There will be no chief guest at the Republic Day parade this year also as the plan to host state heads of five Central Asian countries seems to have been cancelled due to the Covid situation in India as well as in the respective nations.

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump is unlikely to accept India’s invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations, sources said Sunday. The US is understood to have conveyed to New Delhi that Trump may not be able to honour the invitation as he will have pressing engagements, including his State of The […]

US President Barack Obama arrives in India Sunday on a three-day state visit, which besides the symbolism of his being the first American president to be chief guest at the Republic Day parade is also likely to see "substantive outcomes" from talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on several issues, including defence, energy and trade