BARACK OBAMA ACCEPTS INDIA INVITE AS CHIEF GUEST TO INDIA’S 66TH REPUBLIC DAY (JANUARY 26,2015)

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New Delhi: In a major diplomatic triumph for the NDA government and a  boost to Indo-American ties, US President Barack Obama on Friday accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invite to be the chief guest at India’s 66th Republic Day Parade on January 26 next year.

 Conforming this the White House tweeted – “At the invitation of Prime Minister Modi, the President will travel to India in January 2015 to participate in the Indian Republic Day celebration in New Delhi as the Chief Guest. This visit will mark the first time a U.S. president will have the honor of attending Republic Day, which commemorates the adoption of India’s constitution. The President will meet with the Prime Minister and Indian officials to strengthen and expand the US-India strategic partnership.”
Obama will be the first US President to be the ‘Guest of Honour’ on January 26.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke the news on Twitter, saying, “This Republic Day, we hope to have a friend over…invited President Obama to be the 1st US President to grace the occasion as Chief Guest.”

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