US President Joe Biden invited as chief visitor at Republic Day celebrations: US envoy to India

India has reportedly invited the US President Joe Biden to attend the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2024, media reported on Wednesday (20 September). According to the media reviews, US President Joe Biden together with heads of Australia and Japan have been invited by India because the chief visitor for subsequent 12 months’s Republic Day Parade.

Speaking at an occasion organised by Ananta Aspen Centre, a non-partisan and not-for-profit centre, US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti revealed the identical. 

US President Joe Biden has been invited to the January 26-Republic Day celebrations by PM Modi, in the course of the bilateral assembly on the sidelines of the G20 summit, says US Ambassador Eric Garcetti. #JoeBiden #US #USPresident #RepublicDay #India

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— Republic (@republic) September 20, 2023

He acknowledged that the invitation was prolonged to Biden by PM Modi on the sidelines of the bilateral assembly that came about between the 2 leaders on the not too long ago concluded G20 Summit. However, there hasn’t been an official affirmation from the federal government aspect concerning the invite to QUAD leaders.

PM Modi has invited President Biden to be the chief visitor at Republic day, says US ambassador Garcetti in Delhi https://t.co/aamtiGbyxL

— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) September 20, 2023

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was the chief visitor at this 12 months’s Republic Day parade. Previously, in 2018, India had invited former US President Donald Trump because the Chief visitor for the Republic Day celebrations, nonetheless, as a consequence of prior home commitments, he declined the invitation.

If Biden confirms, then this would be the second time a US President shall be at India’s Republic day on twenty sixth January. Last time it was Obama in 2015.

— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) September 20, 2023

If these reviews show correct and Joe Biden participates within the Republic Day occasion, he would change into the second U.S. President to attend India’s Republic Day because the Chief Guest. Notably, In 2015, Barack Obama was the primary US President to attend India’s Republic Day parade as Chief Guest.

Recently, US President Joe Biden visited India for the G20 Summit the place PM Modi reportedly prolonged the invitation. During the bilateral, India and the US settled the seventh and final excellent World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute. The earlier six disputes have been resolved throughout PM Modi’s state go to to the US in June 2023.

Regarding the go to, the India-US joint assertion learn, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed United States President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., to India today, reaffirming the close and enduring partnership between India and the United States. The leaders expressed their appreciation for the substantial progress underway to implement the ground breaking achievements of Prime Minister Modi’s historic, June 2023, visit to Washington.”