Home / News / India News / Article / Rajnath Singh to represent India at Russia's Victory Day parade instead of Modi

Rajnath Singh to represent India at Russia's Victory Day parade instead of Modi

Russia extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the grand parade in Moscow; however, India informed Moscow that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh would represent the country instead

Listen to this article :
The Russian side was informed earlier that India would be represented by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. File pic

The Russian side was informed earlier that India would be represented by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. File pic

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will represent India at Russia's Victory Day parade on May 9 that will mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in the Second World War, official sources said on Wednesday.

Russia invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the grand parade to be held in Moscow but India conveyed to Russia that Singh will attend it.

Trending Stories

Latest Photoscta-pos

Latest VideosView All

Latest Web StoriesView All

Mid-Day FastView All

Advertisement