Amar Jawan Jyoti The clarification from the government came after Congress criticised the move and accused the BJP government of removing history by extinguishing the Amar Jawan Jyoti and merging it with the eternal flame at the National War Memorial
The Amar Jawan Jyoti was constructed as a memorial for Indian soldiers who were killed in action in the 1971 Indo Pak war that had led to the creation of Bangladesh
Prime Minister Modi paid a historic visit to all Central Asian countries in 2015 Subsequently there have been exchanges at high levels at bilateral and multilateral forums
India was planning to invite the heads of 5 Central Asian countries for Republic Day celebrations which include Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Kazakhstan Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan