India Celebrates "Republic Day"

World | January 26, 2004, Monday // 00:00
India Celebrates "Republic Day" Indian soldiers during the Republic Day celebrations. India has put its troops on alert across the country ahead of Monday's Republic Day celebrations amid fears of attacks by Kashmiri militants. Photo by AFP

India has put its troops on alert across the country ahead of Monday's Republic Day celebrations amid fears of attacks by Kashmiri militants and a general strike call by rebels in its troubled northeast. The holiday has become a major target for Islamic militants and separatist rebels who say the celebrations are part of Indian hegemony and muscle-flexing. The national capital, where President Abdul Kalam will take the salute at the historic Rajpath in the presence of the country's top leadership and chief guest Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has been placed under a multi-layered security blanket, police said.

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