India is celebrating its 76th Republic Day with a colorful parade displaying its military might and cultural diversity at a ceremony on a boulevard in the heart of country’s capital.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's lighthearted 'Indian DNA' remark during a dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu brought laughter, highlighting the deep cultural ties and mutual admiration between India and Indonesia.

On 27 October 1947, a 299-member Constituent Assembly began to draft the Indian constitution, which was finally adopted on 26 November 1949. It took three years for the Constituent Assembly to finalise the Indian constitution,

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto looked on as guest of honour at India's annual military and cultural parade in New Delhi held to mark the country's 76th Republic Day on Sunday. Republic Day marks the adoption of India's post-independence constitution in 1950 with the parade being held at a revamped colonial-era boulevard that also hosts important government buildings.