Republic Day 2022: No Chief Guest Due To Pandemic, Contingents Practice For Parade

On January 26, the Republic Day celebrations in India will be held without any foreign leader as a chief guest. This decision was taken for the second year in a row due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Reportedly, India had invited the leaders of the five Central Asian nations (CA-5) to be chief guests at the event. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, New Delhi will no longer be hosting the leaders of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan. Meanwhile, preparations are in full-swing for the republic day event. The Indian army contingent was seen rehearsing ahead of the celebrations. Watch the video to know more.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 19, 2022 02:05 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).