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PM Modi to be second Indian PM as guest of honour at France’s Bastille Day. What is the event about? Top 5 points

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honour at France’s Bastille Day celebrations on July 14. France's President Emmanuel Macron, in a tweet in both French and Hindi, expressed delight as he said he would be happy to welcome Modi as the guest of honour in Paris. Every Bastille Day, Paris’ famous avenue des Champs-Elysées hosts a military parade - similar to India's Republic Day parade on Kartavya Path. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the 2nd Indian PM to be the guest of honour at Bastille Day, after Manmohan Singh in 2009.

Hindustan Times

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