Republic Day 2023: How India chooses its chief guest? Why invitation is crucial

chief guest this year for 74th Republic Day of India is Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who arrived in India on Tuesday. 

However, re are a whole lot of factors that are being put into consideration while choosing chief guest for Republic Day but process for this begins six months before grand day. 

most crucial factor to choose chief guest is of relationship between India and country that is being considered.  invitation to be chief guest for India's Republic Day pare is most important symbol of friendship between India and country from where invitee is.

Also, factors such as political, commercial, military, and ecomic interests are very important aspects for India before making final decision. This occasion helps Minister of External Affairs to strengn ir ties with country from where chief guest belongs in all such aspects. 

n-Aligned Movement (NAM) factor for choosing chief guest for pare

Ar very important factor for consideration of chief guest has been association with n-Aligned Movement (NAM) that commenced in late 1950s and early 1960s. NAM was a crucial international political movement of newly decolonised countries to stay away from squabbles of Cold War and help each or's countries in developing and growing. 

first chief guest of India for Republic Day pare was President Sukar of Indonesia who came in 1950 and he was also one among members who began NAM.

Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was welcomed by President and PM  

Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was welcomed by President Droupi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday. El-Sisi is chief guest of India's Republic Day celebrations on January 26. Egypt's President is on a four-day visit to India from January 24 to 27.

Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived in Delhi on Tuesday with five ministers and top Egyptian officials. This is first time that Egypt President has been invited as chief guest on India’s Republic Day. 

Before becoming President of Egypt in 2014,  Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was nation’s military chief and defence minister. He became President of Egypt after succeeding Md Morse and winning national election of 2014.