- Republic Day event this year will have no foreign dignitary as chief guest.India had invited the leaderships of the five Central Asian nations (CA-5) to be chief guests.
- The invitation was extended to the leaders during the third meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his counterparts representing the CA-5.
- This is the second year in a row that high-level visits during the Republic Day celebrations had to be cancelled.
- Last year, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had accepted the invitation to participate in the Republic Day celebrations but cancelled at the last minute.