PM Guest Of Honour, Indian Forces To Take Part In Bastille Day Celebrations
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A 269-member contingent of the Indian Armed Forces will march alongside their counterparts from the French forces.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honour at the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, which will also see an Indian contingent taking part in the parade, a short while from now.
A 269-member contingent of the Indian Armed Forces will march alongside their counterparts from the French forces. Four Rafale fighter jets and two C-17 Globemasters will also participate in the Bastille Day flypast.
French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour - the highest French honour in military or civilian orders - on PM Modi yesterday. The Prime Minister, who became the first Indian PM to receive the award, thanked President Macron on behalf of the people of India.
