President Pranab Mukherjee gets nostalgic on Twitter ahead of Barack Obama's visit

Ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit, President Pranab Mukherjee has shared historic pictures of foreign officials who have attended the Republic Day parade in India in the past.

Mukherjee tweeted pictures from when President Sukarno of Indonesia was guest of honour to India's first Republic Day celebration in 1950 to the President of Argentina, Mr Raul Alfons' visit in 1985.

Now Obama will join the prestigious list of guests at a Republic Day parade. Obama is also the first US President in history to attend India's Republic Day parade.

A seven-layer security ring will be thrown around the VVIP enclosure at Rajpath for the parade. The airspace over the area will be monitored by a radar to be specially set up.

Close to 10,000 paramilitary troops will be deployed along with the 80,000-strong Delhi Police to ensure security at and around Rajpath.

Read: Unprecedented security arrangements for Obama's visit

Here are Pranab Mukherjee's Republic Day tweets:

President Sukarno of Indonesia was guest of honour for India’s first Republic Day celebrations in 1950 pic.twitter.com/adPnfXDTHF

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 17, 2015

King Tribhuvan of Nepal was the guest of honour for the Republic Day in 1951 #26January pic.twitter.com/piqaZUKolr

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 18, 2015

USSR President K. Voroshilov was chief guest of RD1960 & Queen Elizabeth II of UK was the guest in RD1961 #26January pic.twitter.com/TtGEO2nPFB

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 18, 2015

King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia was guest of honour of RD1963 #26January pic.twitter.com/9qHSxSJaJJ

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 20, 2015

RD1968 witnessed President JB Tito of Yugoslavia as the chief guest #26January pic.twitter.com/8gxPnnBRDT

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 20, 2015

President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania was chief guest of RD1971 #26January pic.twitter.com/EnTa2Yuaa7

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 20, 2015

PM Sir S Ramgoolam of Mauritius was guest of honour in RD1972 #26January pic.twitter.com/BRuIxSgKoP

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 20, 2015

Mr. Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia was guest of honour of RD1974 #26January pic.twitter.com/lLHMU5v7e7

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 21, 2015

RD1975 witnessed Mr. Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia as the chief guest #26January pic.twitter.com/Yr3xdFQWiT

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 21, 2015

Dr. Patrick J. Hillery, President of Ireland was chief guest of RD1978 #26January pic.twitter.com/9s8Dql2cp1

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 21, 2015

Rt. Hon. Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia was guest of honour RD1979 #26January pic.twitter.com/d4evkdAGHJ

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 21, 2015

Mr. Valery Giscard d’Estaing, President of France was guest of honour of RD1980 #26January pic.twitter.com/EkGOXDeDks

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 22, 2015

Mr. Jose Lopez Portillo, President of Mexico was chief guest of RD1981 #26January pic.twitter.com/4f78I46YiY

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 22, 2015

RD1983 witnessed Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, President of Nigeria as the chief guest #26January pic.twitter.com/khF85uwx03

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 22, 2015

Mr. Raul Alfonsin, President of Argentina was guest of honour RD1985 #26January pic.twitter.com/lwsuFHqjxw

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 22, 2015