Republic Day 2018 | PM Modi and ASEAN leaders will watch the parade from gigantic 100-feet stage

For the first time in the history of Independent India, the Republic Day parade will be attended by as many as 10 head of states next week.

Next week, ASEAN leaders will visit India to participate in the Republic Day celebrations.

What’s so special about this year’s arrangements is the gigantic 100-feet-wide stage.

The bullet-proof glass encased stage will be shared by President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 10 head of states from ASEAN nations, an NDTV report said on Saturday.

The authorities are leaving no stone unturned in the security arrangements.
The dignitaries will be staying at Taj Palace, Taj Mansingh, Maurya Sheraton, the Leela Palace and the Oberoi, the officials were quoted as saying by the NDTV.

The announcement regarding the Republic Day parade was made by PM Modi during his Mann ki Baat programme last year.

‘On January 26, the arrival of great leaders of 10 nations of the world as a unit is a matter of pride for all Indians,” ‘PM Modi had said in 2017’s last edition of his monthly radio programme.

ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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