Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended Bastille Day Parade as Guest of Honour at the invitation of Emmanuel Macron, President of France on July 14.
Bastille Day Parade
A 241-member tri-service Indian armed forces contingent led by a military band also participated in the Parade, to mark the 25th anniversary of the India-France Strategic Partnership.
The Indian armed forces contingent was led by the Punjab Regiment, along with the Rajputana Rifles Regiment.
During the Parade, Rafale Jets of the Indian Air Force, from the 101 Squadron from Hashimara, formed a part of the flypast.
July 14 marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison. It symbolizes the democratic values of the central theme of both the Indian and French constitutions, ‘Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’.
