1. President Droupadi Murmu, who arrived on the venue accompanied by Chief Guest Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, flagged off the parade to have a good time Republic Day from the Kartavya Path. The grand parade shall be a mixture of the nation’s navy energy and cultural range. Eatrlier, PM Modi, flanked by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and the chiefs of the tri-services, paid homage on the National War Memorial.

2. The parade kicked off with a march by a contingent of the Egyptian Armed Forces — consisting of 144 troopers, representing the principle branches of the Egyptian Armed Forces.

3. An all girls contingent of the Central Reserve Police Force is likely one of the highlights this yr. Several different marching contingents, together with these of the Navy, featured girls. The Naval contingent, led by a lady officer, featured 3 girls, and 6 Agniveers — troopers within the first batch of the brand new armed forces recruitment scheme.

4. In sync with the Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) motto for the weapons programs on show, there have been no Russian tanks this time. Indian made Arjun, and different programs made in India, together with the Akash missile system, have been on show.

5. Greeting individuals on the event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned it’s particular this time as it’s being celebrated throughout the “Amrit Mahotsav” of the nation’s independence. “I wish that we move forward unitedly to fulfill the dreams of the country’s great freedom fighters. Happy Republic Day to all fellow Indians!”

6. 23 tableaux, 17 from states and union territories, and 6 from varied authorities ministries, depicted India’s cultural heritage, financial progress, and nationwide safety.

7. Cultural performances have been offered by 479 artistes chosen via the nationwide “Vande Bharatam” dance competitors. This is the second time that the dancers have been chosen via a nationwide competitors.

8. The perennial draw of bike show by the Corps of Signals’ Dare Devils group thrilled the viewers with a number of formations, together with a yoga show. Eleven youngsters who acquired the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar for excellent achievement within the fields of bravery, artwork and tradition, sports activities, innovation and social service have been additionally a part of the parade.

9. The grand finale was the eagerly-awaited flypast, the place plane from three forces participated. The air present, with 45 plane, included classic plane to essentially the most trendy jets in service within the Indian Air Force. The fog, nonetheless, meant that the plane weren’t as clearly seen as many would have favored. The nation’s new Rafale fighter plane carried out the concluding Vertical Charlie manoeuvre. Though Rafale had been a part of the parade within the final two years, that is the primary time 1 / 4 of the fleet – 9 plane – participated within the flypast.

10. This yr, invitations have been despatched to individuals concerned within the building of the Central Vista, Kartavya Path, New Parliament Building, milk, vegetable distributors and road distributors, who got a distinguished spot within the galleries.

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