PM Narendra Modi invited the President of the United States, Joe Biden, as chief guest for the Republic Day celebrations in 2024. PM Modi invited him on 26 January in a bilateral meeting on the G20 Summit sidelines. Mr Garcetti showed that he was now known about when he asked for the Quad summit planned in India at that time. The quad summit comprises India, Japan, the US, and Australia. It is the turn of India to host the Quad annual summit next year.
What grace the 2024 Republic Day celebrations
The ambassador of the US was asked at the event about reports that India considered inviting new leaders of Quad nations to make Republic Day celebrations graceful. The President of the US, Joe Biden, was invited to this celebration in 2024 by PM Narendra Modi. He invited him during a bilateral meeting on the G20 summit sidelines, said Mr Garcetti. Moreover, Garcetti also said that PM Modi extended the Biden invitation on the sidelines of G20 bilateral talks that take place between the leaders of the two countries. During these talks, the two leaders settled the 7th and last best World Trade Organization dispute.
Who is invited to Republic Day celebrations?
Along with the US President, Joe Biden, the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, also came as chief guest at Republic Day celebrations in 2024. Every year, Indian PMs invite leaders of other countries to attend the Republic Day celebrations. According to reports, it is come to know that there were no chief guests during the 2021 and 2022 Republic Day celebrations because of COVID-19.
In the 2020 Republic Day celebrations, the President of Brazilian, Jair Bolsonaro, came as chief guest. In 2019, the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, attended the event as chief guest. On the other hand, in 2018 and 2017, the leaders of 10 Asian countries and Crown Price, sheik Mohamed bin Zayed AI Nahyan, attended the Republic Day event as chief guest. As same as, every past year on Republic Day celebrations, the leaders of different countries has come as chief guest.
Who witness the parade in Republic Day celebrations
As we tell you, every year, the leaders of different countries come to India as chief guests and attend the Republic Day celebrations. Other government and state heads attended the Republic Day celebrations, including Vladimir Putin, John Major, Nicholas Sarkozy, Nelson Mandela, Jacques Chirac, and Mohammed Khatami. The Prime Minister of British, John Major, also attended the celebrations of Republic Day in 1993. Nelson Mandela attended the event in 1995, whereas the President of South Korea, Lee Myung Bak, attended this celebration in 2010.
Conclusion
As per sources, it has come to know that President Biden and PM Modi held bilateral talks on 8 September, ahead of the G20 Summit. In these talks, PM Narendra Modi invited the US president to attend the Republic Day celebrations in 2024. The aim of inviting him to the Republic Day celebrations is to tie the diplomatic, strategic, and economic interests of both countries
