President Emmanuel Macron’s second state visit to India to grace the 75th Republic Day celebrations demonstrates the depth of the Indo-French Strategic Partnership. These back-to-back unprecedented honours mark a diplomatic high point culminating in the celebration of 25 years of the declaration of Strategic Partnership. Reaffirming the shared vision, the leaders have laid out a long-term framework for the partnership built on pillars of Partnership for Peace and Prosperity, Partnership for the Planet and Partnership for People. Underscoring the salience of the India-France strategic partnership, two Rafale aircraft and a Phenix multi-role tanker transport aircraft of the French Air and Space Force (FASDF) flew together with Indian Aircraft over Karthavya Path. Giving a major fillip to space cooperation, countries established a Strategic Space Dialogue in June 2023.

Source: Mint February 01, 2024 01:19 UTC