Title:Republic Day 2018: India Celebrates 69th Republic Day,
Posted Date: 2018-01-26Republic Day 2018: India Celebrates 69th Republic Day, President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders greeted the nation on the Republic Day occasion. In his televised address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day, President Mukherjee hailed India's pluralism and diversity and said that the country has traditionally celebrated the argumentative" Indian; not the "intolerant" Indian. The President will also present bravery and other awards, including those to officers and soldiers who carried out the surgical strikes against staging areas for terrorists in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir last year.