65th Independence Day celebration

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) greets media representatives after delivering a speech from the ramparts of The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2011 (AFP)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) meets with of Army, Navy and Air Force chiefs after delivering a speech from the ramparts of The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2011, on India's 65th Independence Day. (AFP)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) is followed by his wife Gursharan Kaur (C/L) as he walks with officials after delivering a speech from the ramparts of The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2011. (AFP/Raveendran)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) walks in a downpour of heavy rain as he inspects a guard of honour of Indian troops prior to delivering a speech from the ramparts of The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2011 (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh walks through a downpour of heavy rain as he inspects a guard of honour of Indian troops prior to delivering a speech from the ramparts of The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2011 (AFP)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (4L) shakes hands with officials in heavy rain as he arrives to deliver a speech from the ramparts of The Red Fort in New Delhi (AFP)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) greets media representatives after delivering a speech from the ramparts of The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2011 (AFP)

65th Independence Day celebration in New Delhi. (AP)

65th Independence Day celebration in New Delhi. (AP)

65th Independence Day celebration in New Delhi. (AP)

65th Independence Day celebration in New Delhi. (AP)

65th Independence Day celebration in New Delhi. (AP)

65th Independence Day celebration in New Delhi. (AP)

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) meets with of Army, Navy and Air Force chiefs after delivering a speech from the ramparts of The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2011. (AFP/Raveendran)

Manmohan Singh (C) greets media representatives after delivering a speech from the ramparts of The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2011, on India's 65th Independence Day. (AFP/Raveendran)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) is followed by his wife Gursharan Kaur (C/L) as he walks with officials after delivering a speech from the ramparts of The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2011 (AFP/Raveendran)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) walks in a downpour of heavy rain as he inspects a guard of honour of Indian troops prior to delivering a speech from the ramparts of The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2011, on India's 65th Independence Day. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressing the nation from the historic Red Fort during the 65th Independence Day function in New Delhi. (PTI/Manvender Vashist)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inspects a guard of honour before addressing the nation from the Red Fort during 65th Independence Day function in New Delhi. (AFP)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inspects a guard of honour before addressing the nation from the Red Fort during 65th Independence Day function in New Delhi. (PTI/Subhav Shukla)

Indian security personnel march past The Red Fort as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh delivers a speech in New Delhi on August 15, 2011 (AFP)

Indian schoolchildren brave heavy rain as they listen to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech from the ramparts of The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2011. (AP/Prakash Singh)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressing the nation from the historic Red Fort during the 65th Independence Day function in New Delhi. (PTI/Manvender Vashist)

An Indian policeman stands guard near a metro station at Connaught Place in downtown New Delhi on August 15, 2011. (AFP/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves after addressing the nation from the historic Red Fort during the 65th Independence Day function in New Delhi. (AFP/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)

Indian police seek shelter from the rain as they stand guard near the landmark India Gate monument in New Delhi on August 15, 2011. (AFP)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meeting the three Services' chiefs as he leaves after addressing the nation from the historic Red Fortduring the 65th Independence Day function in New Delhi. (AP)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meeting the three Services' chiefs as he leaves after addressing the nation from the historic Red Fortduring the 65th Independence Day function in New Delhi. (PTI)

A security personnel wearing a raincoat keeps guard in the rain before Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to the nation from the historic Red Fort during Independence Day celebrations in Delhi August 15, 2011. REUTERS/B Mathur (AP)

School children participate in the 65th Independence Day function at Red Fort in New Delhi. (PTI/Manvender Vashist)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C, in blue turban), surrounded by his bodyguards, addresses the nation from a bullet-proof enclosure as it rains at the historic Red Fort during Independence Day celebrations in Delhi August 15, 2011. (Reuters/B Mathur)

Police contingents march-past in front of the historical Red Fort during 65th Independence Day function in New Delhi. (PTI/Subhav Shukla)

A security personnel wearing a raincoat keeps guard in the rain before Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to the nation from the historic Red Fort during Independence Day celebrations in Delhi. (Reuters)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressing the nation from the historic Red Fort during the 65th Independence Day function in New Delhi. (PTI)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inspecting a Guard of Honour before addressing the nation from the historic Red Fort on 65th Independence Day in New Delhi. (PTI)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inspecting a Guard of Honour before addressing the nation from the historic Red Fort on 65th Independence Day in New Delhi. (PTI)

People holding umbrellas as it rains during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to the nation on 65th Independence Day, at the historic Red Fort in New Delhi. (PTI)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is welcomed as he arrives to address the nation on 65th Independence Day at the historic Red Fort in New Delhi. (PTI)

Indian schoolchildren in clothing of the the colors making up the the Indian flag are seated during celebrations of India's Independence Day at the Red Fort monument in New Delhi. (AP)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses from inside a bulletproof housing on India's Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort monument in New Delhi. (AP)