France on Friday celebrated Bastille Day and Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the celebrations as the Guest of Honour. A military parade was held in which an Indian tri-services contingent also took part. Indian Rafale fighter planes also conducted a flypast. The Bastille Day is France's national holiday and celebrates the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille fortress.
France on Friday celebrated Bastille Day and Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the celebrations as the Guest of Honour. A military parade was held in which an Indian tri-services contingent also took part. Indian Rafale fighter planes also conducted a flypast. The Bastille Day is France's national holiday and celebrates the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille fortress.