India-France ties News
The defence industrial roadmap will identify opportunities for co-designing, co-development and co-production of military hardware and building defence supply chains.
The two leaders demonstrated the UPI digital payments system at a local shop, took out a grand roadshow, and visited the historic monuments of Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, and Amber Fort.
Before the roadshow, Macron arrived at Jantar Mantar, the famous solar observatory built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh. He was welcomed by Modi, who hugged him and posed for the cameras.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited French President Emmanuel Macron to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade, which the 25th-anniversary celebrations of the India-France Strategic ties.
The two leaders recalled six decades of India-France Space cooperation and reviewed the progress since holding of the first Strategic Space Dialogue in June 2023.
In his remarks, PM Modi also said the two countries have agreed to launch India's Unified Payment Interface in France. He also announced that India would open a new Consulate in the port town of Marseilles.
A large number of people from the Indian community had gathered outside the hotel in Paris.
The French traditional military parade is held in Paris during the Bastille Day on July 14. PM Modi's visit will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the "strategic partnership" between France and India
Hailing the new Air India-Airbus Partnership deal, PM Modi said that it reflects the deepening ties between India and France, as well as the successes and aspirations of India's civil aviation sector.
General Manoj Pande, the Chief of the Army Staff commenced his four day travel to France in a bid to strengthen the defence ties between India and the French nation. The visit will see Pande meeting the French counterparts in his stay that will last for four days
The visit comes immediately after the result of the key French Presidential elections.
It will be Parly's fourth visit to India since 2017. She had visited India in September last year primarily to attend a ceremony in Ambala that was held to induct the first batch of five Rafale jets into the Indian Air Force.
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