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India celebrates 71st Republic Day

By AFP
28 January 2020   |   10:56 am
Indian President Narendra Modi welcomes chief guest Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as India holds a grand parade in the capital to celebrate its 71st Republic Day which marks the beginning of the Indian Constitution coming into effect.

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