No foreign head of state or government as chief guest on Republic Day this year: Sources India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: This year there will be no foreign head of state or government as the chief guest. Republic day The incident, sources said on Wednesday.
Amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and rising cases, this will be the second year in a row that the Republic Day celebrations will not have a foreign leader as the chief guest.
“This year there will be no foreign head of state or head of government as the chief guest of our Republic Day celebrations,” a source said.
There will be no foreign leader as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations, but a day later the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Will host the first India-Central Asia summit in virtual format on January 27.
The summit will be held with the participation of President of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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