Tuesday, 26 January 2016

Republic day parade 2016, a memorable affair

French Contingent


Showcase of India's military prowess and achievements in different fields , state of air defense , dominated at New Delhi's Rajpath on the country's 67th Republic Day. For the first time in history 123 member French contingents marched and presented a ceremonial salute to President Pranav Mukherjee as guest of honour French president Francois Hollande watched the performance and clapped seated next to prime minister Narendra Modi. After a gap of 26 years army dog marched along with Remount veterinary corps along with their handlers. As done every year colourful Border security force regiment consisting of 56 camels also marched.
Haryana Tableau

For the first time the parade also witnessed an ex-servicemen tableau where army veterans showcased their role in nation buildings. An Indian air force tableau themed ' Humanitarian  Assistance and Disaster relief operation by IAF : in service of nation and Beyond.' They showed model of C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hercules etc and emphazised it's use in rescue operations. There was also folk and classical dance performance by small children from Delhi. One of the stunning event consist of stunts performed by daredevils belonging to Army Signal.







Delhi was turned into a virtual fortress as an unprecedented ground to air security cover with thousand of armed personnel. Commandos with light machine guns were deployed at 10 strategic locations and and anti aircraft guns remained position at two vantage points.
 26 January 2016 will be a great event ever held in history of India where French army took part and many new events were also organized.

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