Explained: How does India choose its Republic Day Chief Gues

Explained: How does India choose its Republic Day chief guest?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom will be the Chief Guest at the forthcoming Republic Day parade. Why is the invitation to attend India’s Republic Day a special honour?
December 18, 2020 4:47:12 pm
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo by Daniel Leal-Olivas - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom will be the
Chief Guest at the forthcoming Republic Day parade. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab made the announcement after meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Tuesday (December 15).
India has hailed the presence of Prime Minister Johnson at the celebrations as “symbolic of a new era, a new phase of our relationship”.

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