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See the array of glistening metal bayonet tips shining in the wan winter sun of a New Delhi morning in January! Indian soldiers march during the 67th Republic Day parade. Indian Army's force march down during the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath, on January 26, 2016 in New Delhi, India. French President Francois Hollande is the guest of honour for this year's celebration of the 67th Republic Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Hollande as Chief Guest in a show of solidarity with France after Islamist attacks in Paris last November killed 130 - recalling a 2008 assault on Mumbai that killed 166. For the first time, a contingent from the French 35th Infantry Regiment was given the honour of leading the marching contingents and it performed with panache, preceded by a pipes and drums band