PM Modi Invites US President Biden as Chief Guest for Republic Day Celebrations
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited US President Joe Biden to be the Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday.Asked whether the Quad summit is being planned in India around the same time, Garcetti indicated that he was not aware of it. US President Biden was invited to the Republic Day celebrations by Prime Minister Modi during the bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Garcetti said. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was the chief guest at this year's Republic Day celebrations. Other heads of state and government who have attended the Republic Day celebrations include Nicolas Sarkozy, Vladimir Putin, Nelson Mandela, John Major, Mohammed Khatami and Jacques Chirac.