Overview
- Delhi Police and paramilitary forces have deployed a multi-layer security plan with CCTV linked to facial recognition, anti-drone units, sniper teams, and wide verification drives of hotels, tenants and domestic help.
- Rehearsals on Kartavya Path run January 19–21, with the stretch from Vijay Chowk to India Gate closed and traffic restrictions enforced between 10:15 am and 12:30 pm on those days.
- Indira Gandhi International Airport will suspend all arrivals and departures daily from 10:20 am to 12:45 pm between January 21 and 26, with airlines rescheduling or canceling some flights.
- More than 10,000 special invitees drawn from grassroots contributors—including para-athletes, farmers, women-led self-help groups, MSMEs, and scientists from ISRO and DRDO—will receive prominent seating and curated visits, per a government note.
- Enclosures along the parade route have been renamed after Indian rivers to move away from VIP labels, and European Union leaders António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen are invited as chief guests ahead of the Jan 27 EU–India Summit.