President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto will pay state visit to India on 25-26 January 2025 at the invitation of PM Modi. On his first visit to India as President, Prabowo will also be the Chief Guest for India’s 76th Republic Day celebrations. He assumed the office in October 2024.
The Ministry of External Affairs in a statement said, “At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, President of the Republic of Indonesia H.E Prabowo Subianto will pay a State Visit to India during 25-26 January 2025. President Prabowo will also be the Chief Guest for India’s 76th Republic Day celebrations.”
After India raised concerns, Subianto is unlikely to visit Pakistan immediately after his trip to India. Earlier, Jakarta planned a trip to Pakistan by the Indonesian President after he visited New Delhi, Pakistan media had reported.
India has a tradition of inviting world leaders as Chief Guest at its Republic Day celebrations every year. In recent times, French President Emmanuel Macron graced the occasion as the chief guest in 2024, while Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi attended in 2023. There was no Republic Day Chief guest in 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.