NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose a red and yellow striped ‘pagdi’ or ‘safa’ for his Republic-Day look on Sunday, pairing it with a brown bandhgala jacket and pocket square.

The fabric is decorated by plucking the cloth with fingernails into many tiny bindings that form a figurative design. In 2023 too, Modi wore a multi-coloured Rajasthani turban and complemented it ...