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Me, Myself, and I.President Obama, speaking to an audience of mostly young people celebrating India’s Republic Day in New Delhi on Tuesday, told the crowd, “I realise that the sight of an American president as your chief guest on Republic Day would have once seemed unimaginable. But my visit reflects the possibilities of a new moment.” He pointed out that he was the first American president to participate in the country’s Republic Day and boasted, “And I’m the first American president to come to your country twice!” The president went on to refer to himself an astonishing 118 times in...

Bush as R-Day guest? CHIDANAND RAJGHATTA TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2005 11:14:33 PM ] WASHINGTON: President Bush will most likely visit India in January 2006, but the $ 5 billion question is whether he will be in New Delhi for Republic Day. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dropped broad hints that Bush had agreed to make the trip in January, but the two sides are in a tizzy whether he should be there on January 26, a date and an event fraught with enormous implications. Bush taking the Republic Day salute as the chief guest with the Agni missile...

With the Republic growing younger, trendier, hipper each day, Delhi Times argues for a make-over of the Republic Day routine. First, we present the PM a Gen Next, more in-sync speech for D-Day... Ok, citizens welcome to this Republic Day thingie. Like all you guys know who I am. I am the boss. I am the supremo. I'm the prime fellow. And man! I say this with rockin' confidence 'coz the big lady has given me the nod to do my thing. Get what I mean dudes and dudettes. Comprende ? First of all, lemme deal with this parade thingmajig....

Monday India celebrates Republic Day - and worries neighbors, especially Pakistan. NEW DELHI – Every Republic Day, India struts its military stuff, dragging out the latest ballistic missiles and tanks and parading the finest soldiers on the subcontinent. But Monday, on this year's anniversary, India has a bit more to strut about. Just five years after US-imposed sanctions turned India and Pakistan into virtual pariah states for their nuclear-weapons tests in 1998, India has emerged as America's "strategic partner" in South Asia. Far more than its alliance with Pakistan to hunt down Al Qaeda and Taliban remnants, America's new relationship...

WASHINGTON : US President George W Bush has greeted India on the occasion of its Republic Day, pledging to build a "lasting partnership" between Washington and New Delhi . "We are grateful for India 's support in the global coalition against terrorism, and together we can continue to advance peace, freedom and opportunity for all people," he said in a message to the Indian American Associations of National Capital Area, which organised the 55th Indian R-Day celebrations in Beltsville , Maryland , near here. Bush said for many years the US and India "have been committed to transforming relationships between...

India to display military might at Republic Day IANS Thursday, January 22, 2004 NEW DELHI: Missiles like the long-range, nuclear-capable Agni-II and sophisticated weapon systems like T-90 tanks and Il-78 air-to-air refuelling aircraft will be among the attractions at this year's Republic Day parade. The parade, held every January 26 to mark India's emergence as a republic in 1950, will also feature the BrahMos, a missile jointly developed by India and Russia, the home-grown Windy 505 fast attack vehicle and a flypast by the indigenously developed advanced light helicopter. "The whole parade is a highlight as it showcases the might...

NEW DELHI: A grand spectacle showcasing the nation's awesome military might, economic growth, scientific and technological advancement and cultural diversity unfolded at the majestic Rajpath here marking the 54th Republic Day celebrations. A sense of pride was discernible among the hundreds who thronged to witness the annual martial and cultural extravaganza on a sunny Sunday morning, brushing aside intelligence reports of possible terrorist strikes and consequent unprecedented security. The over two-and-a-half-hour long programme commenced with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and other dignitaries observing two minutes' silence and laying wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti to pay homage to martyred...