Independence Day: India flying high

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi salutes as he unfurls the Indian national flag before delivering his Independence Day speech from The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2016.

Modi inspects an honour guard of troops prior to delivering his Independence Day speech from The Red Fort in New Delhi.

Indian Border Security Force personnel perform a flag-lowering ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah Border Post, near Amritsar, on August 14, 2016. India celebrates its 70th Independence Day on August 15 after Britain ceded independence to the country in 1947.

Indian Border Security Force personnel perform a flag-lowering ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah Border Post, near Amritsar.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he delivers his Independence Day speech.

Pics: AFP

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