Only Head of State to be invited
He was the only Head of State to be invited to the spectacular event and sat with Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Prince Edward throughout the two and half hour display of synchronised drills, colourful dances and reverberating drums at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Nepal is still without a state of head as lawmakers of the nation failed on Saturday to elect its first president, ending weeks of political deadlock, the officials said.