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The ministry of External Affairs on Thursday cleared that no foreign head of state or head of government will be there as chief guest at the Republic Day parade.
“Due to the global COVID-19 situation, it has been decided that this year there will not be any foreign head of state or government as the chief guest for our Republic Day event,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.
Earlier, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was invited to attend India’s Republic Day parade on January 26, which was accepted by the British leader. However, Johnson cancelled his visit later, citing the need to oversee the pandemic response back home.
