Republic Day, India: Guests of Honour, 2010-19

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Republic Day, 2013. Dr Manmohan Singh, Queen Jetsun Pema, who did her schooling in Himachal Pradesh, the Oxford-educated 32-year-old Emperor Wangchuck and Mr Pranab Mukherjee.
The emperor of Bhutan was the third emperor from the Himalayan kingdom to grace the event, signifying the importance that India attaches to its neighbour. Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who abdicated the throne in 2006 in favour of his son, was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations twice in 1984 and 2005, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck graced the occasion in 1954.

Republic Day, 2013: Queen Jetsun Pema, and Emperor Wangchuck

2013: The king and queen of Bhutan

Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Shinzo Abe, and Indian President Mr Pranab Mukherjee

2015: US President BH Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

2015: US President BH Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

2015: US First Lady Michelle Obama, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee , US President BH Obama, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

US President BH Obama inspecting the troops

US President BH Obama inspecting the troops

2015: US President BH Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Republic Day, 2016: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan greets French President Francois Hollande; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, January 27, 2016

The Guests of Honour

2010 President Lee Myung Bak South Korea

2011 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Indonesia

2012 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Thailand

2013 King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan

2014 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Japan

2015 President Barack Obama United States

2016 President François Hollande France

2017 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan United Arab Emirates

2018 Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei Ten guests (Heads of ASEAN states)

Prime Minister Hun Sen Cambodia

President Joko Widodo Indonesia

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith Laos

Prime Minister Najib Razak Malaysia

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte Philippines

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Singapore

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha Thailand

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Vietnam

2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa South Africa

See also

Republic Day, India <>Republic Day, India: 1950 <> Republic Day, India: Guests of Honour, 1951-69 <> Republic Day, India: Guests of Honour, 1970-79 <> Republic Day, India: Guests of Honour, 1980-89 <> Republic Day, India: Guests of Honour, 1990-99 <> Republic Day, India: Guests of Honour, 2000-09<> Republic Day, India: Guests of Honour, 2010-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, upon his arrival on a state visit to India to attend Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2017; Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times: The Hindustan Times, Jan 25, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi; Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times: The Hindustan Times, Jan 25, 2017