Happy Republic Day- 2018

Republic day in India is celebrated every year with great pride on 26th of January to honour the Constitution of India as it came into force on the same day in the year 1950. 

CHIEF GUESTS ON REPUBLIC DAY OF INDIA, 2018

The chief guests on Republic Day of India 2018 were 10 Leaders of the 10 nations of the world (Heads of ASEAN states)

1. Sultan and incumbent Prime Minister Hassanal Bolkiah – Brunei
2. Prime Minister Hun Sen – Cambodia
3. President Joko Widodo – Indonesia
4. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith – Laos
5. Prime Minister Najib Razak – Malaysia
6. President Htin Kyaw – Myanmar
7. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte – Philippines
8. President Halimah Yacob – Singapore
9. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha – Thailand
10. Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc – Vietnam

What was Special on 2018 Indian Republic Day

• India celebrated its Republic Day 2018 with the great leaders of all 10 Asean countries (Association of South East Asian Nations). This year in 2018, it happened for the first time in Indian history that 10 chief guests graced the Republic Day of India. It was very special because the Southeast Asian bloc completed its 50 years of formation (created on 8 August 1967) and India completed its 25 years of partnership (started in 1992) with the grouping in 2017.
• It is for the first time that ASEAN Flags were displayed through fly in the sky over Rajpath.
• It is for the first time that one of the floats showed “All India Radio” to display Prime Minister’s monthly address “Mann Ki Baat”.
• One of the floats from Income Tax Department displayed anti-black money drive (swachh dhan abhiyan).
• 113 BSF women performed motorcycle stunts such as pyramid, shaktiman, fish riding, seema prahari, bull fighting, etc.
• Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant was displayed by the Indian Navy which will be commissioned in 2020.
• “Nirbhay missile” and the “Ashwini radar system” from The Defence Development and Research Organization were displayed.
• “Airborne Early Warning and Control System (Netra) flown over the Rajpath.
• Group of students from Delhi school performed to represent Indo-ASEAN ties.
• Around 700 students from the guest countries performed in the parade other than the Indian Army, Air Force, and Navy.
• A float by Punjab displayed under the theme “Sangat and Pangat” (Sangat means communal harmony; Pangat means community kitchen) representing love for humanity.
• Kathak and folk dances of many countries like Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, etc were also displayed.
• Around 61 tribal guests were invited to participate in the Republic Day celebration.