Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday joined French President Emmanuel Macron for the Bastille Day parade because the Visitor of Honour with an Indian tri-services marching contingent wowing crowds right here through the French Nationwide Day celebrations.
Rafale fighter jets of the Indian Air Power (IAF) additionally joined the flypast on the event together with French jets.
Marching to the tune of ‘saare jahan se achcha’, the 269-member Indian tri-services contingent participated within the parade and joined the flypast.
Prime Minister Modi saluted the Indian contingent because it handed the dais the place Macron, he and different dignitaries have been seated.
All through the parade, Macron was seen animatedly explaining to Modi the nuances of the normal parade.
The French Nationwide Day, or Bastille Day, occupies a particular place within the French consciousness because it commemorates the storming of the Bastille jail through the French Revolution in 1789. The Bastille Day parade is the spotlight of the celebrations.
