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India’s military might on display at grand republic day parade

Published : Monday, 27 January, 2020 at 12:00 AM  Count : 273

Performers walk next floats along Rajpath during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26. Huge crowds gathered for India's Republic Day parade with women taking centre-stage at the annual pomp-filled spectacle of          military might featuring army tanks, horses and camels.	photo : AFP

Performers walk next floats along Rajpath during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26. Huge crowds gathered for India's Republic Day parade with women taking centre-stage at the annual pomp-filled spectacle of military might featuring army tanks, horses and camels. photo : AFP

NEW DELHI, Jan 26: India celebrated its 71st Republic Day today with a 90-minute display of military might, cultural diversity and socio-economic progress.
The armed forces took centre-stage parading an array of weapons, the Defence Research Organisation put up a display of state-of-the-art technology and the 22 tableaux held a spectacular display of colours, art and lifestyle.
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was the Chief Guest. The ceremony started with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a first, visiting the National War Memorial instead of the Amar Jawan Jyoti, where he paid tributes to soldiers who died fighting for the country.
The nation's armed forces took centre-stage at the grand parade of Rajpath, where the highlights were the Army's battle tank Bhishma, Infantry Combat Vehicle Ballway Machine Pikate and the Air Force's brand new Rafale fighter jet and Chinook and Apache helicopters. Anti-Satellite Weapons (ASAT) from Mission Shakti, the Dhanush artillery, the newly-inducted Chinook heavy lift and Apache attack choppers were at display for the first time.
There was a total of 16 marching contingents, six from the army and the rest from Navy, Air Force, Central Armed Police Forces, the Delhi Police, National Cadet Corps and the National Service Scheme.
For the second consecutive year, a woman officer led an all-male contingent. The Corps of Signals marched down the Rajpath, led by Captain Tania Sher Gill, who recently made history by becoming the first woman Parade Adjutant to lead all-men contingents during the Army Day function.
The 61st Cavalry in the uniform of the erstwhile Gwalior Lancers, the only active horse cavalry regiment in the world, raised in 1953, also took part in the march.
A contingent of CRPF women bikers - including an act by 21 of them on five motorcycles - made history performing daredevil stunts.    -NDTV
















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