India celebrates Republic Day with Prabowo, homemade arms

Indonesia's first President Sukarno was chief guest in 1950

20250126 India Republic Day parade defense

India's Akash surface-to-air missile system is seen in the country's defense forces march during the Republic Day parade celebrations in New Delhi, Jan. 26. © AP

January 26, 2025 21:16 JST

NEW DELHI (AP) -- India celebrated its 76th Republic Day on Sunday with a colorful parade displaying its military might and cultural diversity on a boulevard in the heart of country's capital. Indonesian president was the guest of honor.

Tens of thousands of people lined the road on a cold Sunday morning to watch the long parade to mark the anniversary of the official adoption of India's Constitution on Jan. 26, 1950, nearly three years after independence from British colonial rule.