<p>India's 71st Republic Day was celebrated in the UAE on Sunday with a host of cultural, patriotic events organised by the country's missions attended by hundreds of Indian expatriates.</p>.<p>Indian Ambassador to the UAE Pavan Kapoor hoisted the national flag at the embassy premises in Abu Dhabi, followed by singing of the National Anthem.</p>.<p>"Flag hoisting by Ambassador Pavan Kapoor at the Embassy on the occasion of 71st #RepublicDay2020. Over 350 members of the Indian community attended the flag hoisting ceremony. The spirit of patriotism was high," the embassy said in a Tweet along with photographs of the celebrations.</p>.<p>Consul General of India in Dubai Vipul hoisted the flag at the Indian Consulate in Dubai.</p>.<p>"First Republic Day of India was celebrated in Indian Consulate Dubai with a large number of Indian diaspora. CG Vipul @vipulifs unfurled the tricolour and read out President's message," the Indian Consulate in Dubai tweeted.</p>.<p>Both the heads of the missions read President Ram Nath Kovind's address on the occasion. Hundreds of expatriate Indians attended the celebrations waving flags and sporting Tricolour attires.</p>.<p>Speaking to Gulf News, Rajasthani singer Amjad Khan, who sang a patriotic song during the celebrations in Dubai, said: "I don't think we can celebrate our national days in such grandeur in many other countries. This is possible here because of our relations with the UAE.</p>.<p>"We love India and the UAE and I want to see the kind of harmony and tolerance that is there in the UAE in India."</p>.<p> Raj Sharma, who is visiting Dubai, said patriotic events on foreign soil was special.</p>.<p>"This brought back a lot of memories of us organising the Republic Day celebrations in our school back in India," Sharma told Gulf News.</p>.<p>Republic Day events were also held at Indian schools and associations in the UAE.</p>
<p>India's 71st Republic Day was celebrated in the UAE on Sunday with a host of cultural, patriotic events organised by the country's missions attended by hundreds of Indian expatriates.</p>.<p>Indian Ambassador to the UAE Pavan Kapoor hoisted the national flag at the embassy premises in Abu Dhabi, followed by singing of the National Anthem.</p>.<p>"Flag hoisting by Ambassador Pavan Kapoor at the Embassy on the occasion of 71st #RepublicDay2020. Over 350 members of the Indian community attended the flag hoisting ceremony. The spirit of patriotism was high," the embassy said in a Tweet along with photographs of the celebrations.</p>.<p>Consul General of India in Dubai Vipul hoisted the flag at the Indian Consulate in Dubai.</p>.<p>"First Republic Day of India was celebrated in Indian Consulate Dubai with a large number of Indian diaspora. CG Vipul @vipulifs unfurled the tricolour and read out President's message," the Indian Consulate in Dubai tweeted.</p>.<p>Both the heads of the missions read President Ram Nath Kovind's address on the occasion. Hundreds of expatriate Indians attended the celebrations waving flags and sporting Tricolour attires.</p>.<p>Speaking to Gulf News, Rajasthani singer Amjad Khan, who sang a patriotic song during the celebrations in Dubai, said: "I don't think we can celebrate our national days in such grandeur in many other countries. This is possible here because of our relations with the UAE.</p>.<p>"We love India and the UAE and I want to see the kind of harmony and tolerance that is there in the UAE in India."</p>.<p> Raj Sharma, who is visiting Dubai, said patriotic events on foreign soil was special.</p>.<p>"This brought back a lot of memories of us organising the Republic Day celebrations in our school back in India," Sharma told Gulf News.</p>.<p>Republic Day events were also held at Indian schools and associations in the UAE.</p>