{"id":67333,"date":"2023-12-23T21:06:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T15:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=67333"},"modified":"2023-12-25T17:09:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T11:39:15","slug":"emanuel-macron-republic-day-guest","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/emanuel-macron-republic-day-guest","title":{"rendered":"France President Emanuel Macron to be the Republic Day Chief Guest of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Context:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> France President <\/span><b>Emanuel Macron<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will attend the 75th Republic Day celebration 2024 as a chief guest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Republic Day Chief Guest Protocol<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ceremonial honor for the head of state, considered the highest accorded by a country to another in terms of protocol.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Chief Guest\u2019s Itinerary:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>presented with a\u00a0 ceremonial guard of honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They lay a wreath at Rajghat to honour Mahatma Gandhi. There is a banquet in their honour, a lunch hosted by the Prime Minister, followed by a reception hosted by the President of India in the evening.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Planing:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initiated six months in advance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Involves coordination between the Government of India, relevant state governments, and the invitee country&#8217;s government.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Republic Day Chief Guest: Significance<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>A tradition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The presence of a republic day chief guest annually has become an essential part of the event and the run-up to it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Symbolism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The presence of the heads of the governments of the 2 countries on the same platform reflects the friendship between the two peoples of the respective countries and <\/span><b>is a marker for the ultimate sign of friendship<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strengthening and accelerating of ties:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ministry of External Affairs rise to the occasion to strengthen ties with the country of the invitee in all the aspects of\u00a0 Political, commercial, military and economic interests of India through the signing of various MoUs and agreements during the visit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Showcase India\u2019s hospitality:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Professional conduct of the ceremonies and the protocols\u00a0 accorded to the guest reflects\u00a0 India\u2019s traditions, culture, and history and puts the global gaze on India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>India-France Relations: Bilateral, Strategic, Defence, Trade\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Strategic Partnership:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India and France will <\/span><b>complete 25 years of strategic partnership relationship in 2023 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with relations spanning across <\/span><b>various domains, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including defence, space, civil nuclear, blue economy, trade, investment, education, culture, and people-to-people ties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Significance of the India-France Relations:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Defence:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> France is the second-largest defence supplier to India with 29% of its arms supplies.Examples:\u00a0 French Scorpene submarines, Rafale fighter jets<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Joint military exercises:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Varuna, Garuda, and Shakti<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Trade and commerce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: France emerged as a key trading partner for India with annual trade volume reaching $12.42 billion in 2021-22, and France is the\u00a0 11th largest foreign investor in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Indo-Pacific strategy: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0France is the only EU state with territories in the Indo-Pacific and is part of three regional networks \u2014 the Indian Ocean Commission, the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium,\u00a0 and the Indian Ocean Rim Association.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Continue Reading:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/india-france-relationship\/#:~:text=Thriving%20Relationship%3A%20Year%202023%20marks,people%2Dto%2Dpeople%20ties.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India-France Relationship\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">News source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/how-india-republic-day-chief-guest-chosen-9079203\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Express<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France President Emanuel Macron will attend the 75th Republic Day celebration 2024 as a chief 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