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New Delhi, Jan 26 (EFE) .- India celebrated this Wednesday the seventy-third anniversary of Republic Day with a tremendous exhibition of artillery and history, a display of military pride that brought together thousands of attendees in New Delhi despite the pandemic restrictions.

This year's parade was especially symbolic for the Asian nation, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of its independence from the British empire in 1947, promoted by Mahatma Gandhi's non-violence movement.

On Rajpath Avenue in New Delhi, the traditional setting for this celebration, the Indian Armed Forces carried out the largest military exhibition flight to date with 75 combat aircraft, together with the demonstration of dozens of units and special commands.

A gang of 15 Jaguar-type aircraft lined up in the sky to form the number 75 for the commemoration of independence.

National attention and pride was also focused on military pilot Shivangi Singh, who took a place in the flyover of the Indian capital as the country's first female Rafale fighter pilot.

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind; Prime Minister Narendra Modi; and members of the Government and Parliament, were part of the event that had approximately 5,000 spectators, according to Indian media.

This year, for the second consecutive anniversary, India celebrated the date without a guest of honour, after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspended his participation in the military parade last year due to the worsening of the pandemic crisis in the United Kingdom. United.

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Today's event took place in the midst of the rise of a third wave of coronavirus, fueled by the spread of the omicron variant, which adds some 300,000 new cases every day.

As part of the protocols to celebrate the event, the authorities allowed only the participation of people who had received the full schedule of the covid vaccine, and the use of a face mask, among other measures.

Although Modi limited himself to congratulating citizens on the date with a brief message on social networks, his staging had a controversial symbolism, by wearing typical clothing from two regions of the country that will soon hold key elections for their formation. , the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Republic Day marks the date on which India laid the foundations as an independent and republican nation by enforcing its first Constitution, after the expulsion of the British.

Every year this country of more than 1,350 million inhabitants takes advantage of the date to demonstrate its defense capacity, cultural heritage, and the elements of a diverse nation. EFE

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