SAD REPUBLIC DAY FOR INDIA

The Chief Guest and the President of Algeria Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika being led to the Saluting Dais by the president Shri K.R. Narayanan and the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2001.

The Elite Paratroopers of the Indian Army passing through the Rajpath in their full battle gear during the 52nd Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2001.The paratroopers are the handpicked volunteers from the Army. They wear maroon berets and are universally known as the "Red Devils".`

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The Prime Minister leading the nation in paying homage to martyred soliders at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate in New Delhi on January 26, 2001.The Amar Jawan- the immortal soldier-is symbolised by a reversed rifle topped by helmet.