<p>India took out its 69th Republic Day parade on Friday. Ten heads of state, of all the ASEAN countries, are the chief guests this year.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 10 heads of state are watching the parade -- which showcases both India&#39;s military might and its cultural diversity -- from a 100-foot-wide stage enclosed by bulletproof glass. The presence of the 10 heads of state is meant to symbolise India&#39;s progression from its Look East policy to &quot;acting east&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the Indian people in the morning:&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">सभी देशवासियों को गणतंत्र दिवस की बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं। Greetings on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RepublicDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RepublicDay</a>. Jai Hind!</p>
&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/956688991184703488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>And Congress President Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to them on the eve of Republic Day asking them to &quot;defend the&nbsp;Constitution&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">On the eve of our 69th Republic Day, I&#39;m writing this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LettertotheNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LettertotheNation</a>, to remind ourselves of the commitments we made in our Constitution.<br />
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I wish each of you a very Happy Republic Day!<br />
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Jai Hind. <a href="https://t.co/VaJ3WOeBqx">pic.twitter.com/VaJ3WOeBqx</a></p>
&mdash; Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficeOfRG/status/956564180915466240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>Delhi meanwhile has been turned into a veritable fortress, with thousands of security personnel stationed around the city, and sharpshooters, and anti-aircraft guns deployed at the event.&nbsp;</p>


The 10 heads of state of the ASEAN countries are the chief guests this year

India took out its 69th Republic Day parade on Friday. Ten heads of state, of all the ASEAN countries, are the chief guests this year. The 10 heads of state are watching the parade -- which showcases both India's military might and its cultural diversity -- from a 100-foot-wide stage enclosed by bulletproof glass. The presence of the 10 heads of state is meant to symbolise India's progression from its Look East policy to "acting east". Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the Indian people in the morning: सभी देशवासियों को गणतंत्र दिवस की बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं। Greetings on #RepublicDay. Jai Hind! — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 26, 2018 × And Congress President Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to them on the eve of Republic Day asking them to "defend the Constitution". On the eve of our 69th Republic Day, I'm writing this #LettertotheNation, to remind ourselves of the commitments we made in our Constitution. I wish each of you a very Happy Republic Day! Jai Hind. pic.twitter.com/VaJ3WOeBqx — Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) January 25, 2018 × Delhi meanwhile has been turned into a veritable fortress, with thousands of security personnel stationed around the city, and sharpshooters, and anti-aircraft guns deployed at the event.

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