On Sunday, the President was a guest of honor at the annual military and cultural parade to mark 76 years since the country adopted its constitution as a sovereign republic. The event in New Delhi coincided with Prabowo's state visit, his first since he took office in 2024.

Prabowo was transported by a horse-drawn carriage to the parade grounds, where he accompanied Indian President Droupadi Murmu during the three-hour display of India’s military hardware and diverse cultural performances.

“I am honored that I can repeat history like our first president Soekarno [sic], who was guest of honor for India’s Republic Day,” Prabowo posted to X on Sunday, referring to his predecessor’s attendance in the same role at the inaugural Republic Day parade in 1950, on an invitation from Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Other guests of honor at past parades have included French President Emmanuel Macron, who was last year’s chief guest, as well as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2019, United States president Barack Obama in 2015 and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2014.

The parade, held along a revamped colonial-era boulevard that is home to key government buildings, is a colorful and tightly choreographed spectacle that features missile systems, a military flypast, motorcycle stunts and floats representing different Indian states.

A marching contingent from the Indonesian Military took part in this year’s Republic Day parade.