Red Fort 2025 guest list: VIPs, special guests, and leaders joining the ceremony
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Historical Significance
India commemorates the end of colonial rule on August 15, 1947; the Red Fort ceremony includes Guard of Honour, flag hoisting, a 21‑gun salute, an Indian Air Force flower‑petal shower, and the Prime Minister’s address.
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Flag protocol — who hoists on August 15
On Independence Day, the Prime Minister hoists the National Flag at Red Fort, symbolising the country’s rise to freedom; on Republic Day, the President unfurls the flag at Kartavya Path as constitutional head of state.
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Senior ministers, service chiefs, and top officials attending
The Prime Minister is received by the Defence Minister, Minister of State for Defence, and Defence Secretary, then greeted by the Chief of Defence Staff and the Army, Navy, and Air Force chiefs before proceeding to the ramparts under ceremonial protocol.
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Opposition leaders, constitutional dignitaries, and protocol seating
The Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha Speaker, and other constitutional authorities are seated in VIP enclosures per the table of precedence, consistent with current Red Fort arrangements for the national ceremony.
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Foreign diplomatic corps and delegations
Ambassadors and diplomats attend in designated diplomatic galleries as part of standard national‑day protocol, joining ministers, service chiefs, and other dignitaries at the Red Fort in 2025.
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Special guests — 50 Swachhta Karamcharis with spouses
Fifty of Delhi’s better‑performing Swachhta Karamcharis, each with a spouse, are invited as special guests this year; zonal nominations were routed to DEMS HQ for compilation and shared with the Ministry of Defence.