Macron shares 2024 Republic Day selfie with PM Modi, wishes India on 77th celebrations | World News

French President Emmanuel Macron shared a selfie with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he was the Chief Guest of the Republic Day celebrations in 2024 and offered warm wishes on the occasion.


In a post on channel X, French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated India’s 77th Republic Day and mentioned that he will meet Prime Minister Modi in February. He will visit India in February 2026, primarily to attend the AI ​​Impact Summit in New Delhi.

“What a beautiful memory of #RepublicDay with you in 2024! My dear friend @NarendraModi, dear Indian friends, best wishes on this day of great celebration. See you in February to continue building together!”, the French President wrote to X.

Macron was the Chief Guest at the 75th Republic Day celebrations in 2024. During his visit, a French military contingent also participated in the parade. The 2024 parade had twin themes: ‘Visit Bharat’ (developed India) and ‘Bharat – Loktantra Ki Matruka’ (Mother of Democracy).


As India celebrates its 77th Republic Day featuring an extraordinary blend of 150 years of Vande Mataram’s legacy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Antonio Luis Santos da Costa are the Chief Guests as India celebrates.


European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday that it was “the honor of a lifetime” to attend India’s Republic Day celebrations as Chief Guest


Addressing X, Ursula von der Leyen said: “It is the honor of a lifetime to be the Chief Guest of the Republic Day celebrations. A successful India makes the world more stable, prosperous and secure. And we all benefit from it.”


Celebrated every year on January 26, Republic Day celebrates the day when India adopted its Constitution in 1950 and officially became a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. The day has immense historical significance as it represents the culmination of India’s long struggle for independence and the establishment of constitutional rule based on justice, freedom, equality and fraternity.


While independence on 15 August 1947 ended colonial rule, it was the adoption of the Constitution that completed India’s transition to self-government based on law, corporate responsibility and the will of Indians.