Our foreign guests for the Republic Day this year- Egypt, started the parade with a speacial Egyptian Army Contingent. Read all details about the Egyptian Army march here.
With India celebrating its 74th Republic Day today, a military contingent from Egypt marched towards the saluting dias on the Kartavya Path for the first time.
Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, "I am grateful to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for gracing this year's Republic Day celebrations with his august presence.@AlsisiOfficial"
The Egyptian military contingent led by Colonel Mahmoud Mohamed Abdel Fattah El Kharasawy consisting of 144 soldiers represented the main branches of the Egyptian armed forces.
During the Republic Day Parade, a military contingent of the Egyptian Army marched towards the saluting dias on the Kartavya Path for the first time, details below.