New Delhi
Narendra Modi returns the courtesy to Emmanuel Macron.
Guest of honor last July 14 in Paris, the Indian Prime Minister welcomes the French President this week with pomp, first in Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan, then in New Delhi, the federal capital, for Republic Day, Friday.
A military parade will mark the 75th anniversary of the Indian Constitution, in which two French Rafales (1) will participate, the combat aircraft of which India has already acquired 36 examples.
Initially invited, American President Joe Biden declined in the context of an electoral campaign in the United States and tensions with New Delhi on several issues.
This trip to the most populous country in the world (1 billion 417 million people) aims for the Élysée to
“consolidate a strategic partnership”
which is based on three pillars: military and security cooperation, collaboration on global issues such as the climate, and the strengthening of interactions…
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