France's Macron invited for Republic Day: How India selects its chief guest

French  chairman Emmanuel Macron is anticipated to be the  principal guest for India’s Republic Day cortege  coming month. New Delhi has reportedly invited him and if he accepts, Macron will be the sixth French  chairman to be the  principal guest at the Republic Day  fests.   before, India was in addresses with the Leaders of quadrangle countries for the Republic Day cortege . still, this didn't materialise due to the attainability of United States  chairman Joe Biden.  

This time, Egypt’s  chairman Abdel Fattah El- Sisi was India’s  principal guest for the Republic Day  fests.   How does India  elect the  principal guest for its Republic Day  fests? What's its significance? Let’s understand.   A laborious task   Choosing the  principal guest for the Republic Day  fests isn't an everyday affair. In fact, it's the loftiest honour accorded by the country in terms of protocol.  A lot of consideration goes into deciding the  principal guest. 

The selection process begins about six months before Republic Day, which India marks on 26 January every time.   The Ministry of External Affairs( MEA) contemplates  numerous aspects before extending the assignation to the head of state. The most  introductory consideration is New Delhi’s relationship with that country as being the  principal guest dweller reflects that India wants to “  make ” or “ reaffirm ” its  fellowship with that nation, as per Hindustan Times( HT).

  India’s political,  marketable, military and  profitable interests also play a major  part in the decision, with the MEA using the occasion to bolster ties with that country, reported Indian Express.  Another factor that has been taken into account historically was the  principal guest’s association with theNon-Aligned Movement( NAM). innovated in 1961, NAM was a global political movement of the  recently delivered nations to stay clear of the Cold War pressures and back each other’s nation-  structure  sweats. 

This was reflected in the selection of India’s first Republic Day chief guest in 1950 –  also Indonesian  chairman Sukarno, who was one of the founding members of the NAM.  After all these  reflections, the MEA seeks the nod of the Prime Minister and the President on the issue. Once the ministry gets the  blessing, it  also proceeds further. 

The Indian  minister in the concerned country discreetly tries to find out the implicit  principal guest’s vacuity as it's common for heads of state to have busy schedules and  previous commitments, noted Indian Express.   Keeping this in mind, the MEA prepares a curated list of  campaigners  rather of having just one option.   What happens coming?   According to Indian Express, India and the country of the dweller hold functionary addresses once the  seeker is finalised. Territorial divisions in the MEA  also get to work on agreements. The Chief of Protocol is responsible for charting out the details of the programme and logistics. 

  The comprehensive plan for the trip and the Republic Day event is participated with the Indian Protocol Chief’s counterpart of the visiting nation. The Indian government, the government of state( s) that the foreign dignitary might visit and the government of the concerned country are involved in the planning of the visit, the  review reported.  Organisers also prepare for all kinds of contingencies  similar as medical  extremities during the trip.  

Significance of the  principal guest   All eyes are on the  principal guest of the Republic Day and it's important the guest nation views the visit as successful. The foreign dignitary is accorded the  conventional guard of honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The head of state  also attends the  event in the evening hosted by the Indian  chairman.   They also lay a wreath at Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi. A  feed is hosted by the Prime Minister in honour of the  principal guest of the Republic Day.

   Former Indian Foreign Service officer Manbir Singh told Indian Express  before that the visit of the foreign dignitary for the Republic Day cortege  “ portrays the Chief Guest as  sharing in India’s pride and happiness, and reflects the  fellowship between the two peoples represented by the President of India and the Chief Guest ”.  

 India- France ties   India inviting France’s Macron signals the close ties between the two nations. The last time India invited a French  chairman as its  principal guest for the Republic Day cortege  was in 2016 when Francois Hollande graced the occasion.   specially, PM Narendra Modi was the Guest of Honour at the Bastille Day( France’s  public day)  fests and cortege  in July this time.  As per ThePrint report, France  lately submitted  flings for the Indian Navy’s plans to  land 26 Rafale Marine fighter  spurts for aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.  

 France has also supported India at global forums including the United Nations. The assignation to Macron displays India’s intention to further strengthen its relations with France with which it enjoys a strategic  cooperation in defence, space, and nuclear areas. 

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