To build a new ‘horizon’ in Indo-French ties, Paris needs to fasten implementations
- February 26, 2024
- Posted by: admin
- Categories: France, India
By: Gurjit Singh
France needs to encourage its companies to transfer technology to Indian operations and open more R&D-based value chains to make India a manufacturing and services hub, enabling New Delhi to become a potent partner in the Indo-Pacific
 "To build a new 'horizon' in Indo-French ties, Paris needs to fasten implementations")
The participation of French President Emmanuel Macron as the chief guest at India’s 75th Republic Day was symbolically and substantively an appreciation of the steady and growing partnership.
In the last year, Modi and Macron have met several times. This included a special gesture by inviting Modi as the chief guest at the Bastille Day Parade in July 2023. After the G20 Summit in Delhi, they met again at the COP28 in Abu Dhabi.Advertisement
It was the sixth time that a French dignitary was the chief guest at Republic Day, a record for any country.
India and France have a strategic partnership of 25 years. Under Horizon 2047, a diversifying partnership is envisaged. France is India’s best friend in Europe, a steady partner among the Permanent Five (P5) of the UN Security Council, and the most important defence partner after Russia.