Emmanuel Macron to be chief guest at Republic Day celebrations

French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 as the chief guest. He will be the sixth French leader to attend the event. The Ministry of External Affairs informed that Macron will visit India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India had earlier invited US President Joe Biden for this event, but he expressed his inability to travel to New Delhi in January 2024. It is believed that the reason for Biden’s inability to come to India is the ‘State of the Union’ address in late January or early February, his candidacy for the post of president again and the increasing attention of the US on the Hamas-Israel conflict. is The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement, “At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the country’s 75th Republic Day as the chief guest.” The Ministry said, “As strategic partners, India and France have many They share a high level of equality on regional and global issues. This year we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of India-France strategic partnership.”Macron was invited by India for the Republic Day event and the two countries are strengthening in various areas including security, clean energy, trade and investment and new technologies. given between relations.