New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- President of the European Council, António Luis Santos da Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen will be chief guests during the official Republic Day 2026 parade at Kartavya Path on Monday.

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X that the two chief guests will arrive in New Delhi soon. The two are scheduled to be India between 25 and 27 January.

Apart from the Republic Day event, they will represent the EU in the 16th EU-India Summit, scheduled to take place on 27 January.

The two Presidents will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi for a summit aimed at building on the EU-India strategic partnership and further strengthening collaboration acro...