Emmanuel Macron
Macron in India: Economic ties remain Achilles heel of Indo-French ties
January 25, 2024
On January 26, when Emmanuel Macron becomes the sixth French President to be the Chief Guest at the Indian Republic Day parade in New Delhi’s Raj Path, it will reinforce the strong and stable relations that India and France have enjoyed for decades. Indeed, strategically and cu...
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Macron comfortably ahead in French polls, Marine Le Pen closes gap
April 5, 2022
For long, France has been seen as amongst the most ‘socialist’ States in the western world and the anchor of socialism in European Union, with its relatively generous social security rules as well as the infamous unions and their numerous strikes and protests that have often ...
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EU greenwashing nuclear power: Short sighted & counterproductive
February 21, 2022
After nearly half a century of being home to the world’s most high profile anti-nuclear movement, it is fashionable to be nuclear in Europe again. From Heads of States to the bureaucrats sitting in Brussels, everyone seems to have new-found love for nuclear power. Last week, Fr...
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Lessons for India in ruckus over AUKUS
September 19, 2021
In a clear sign that it was not letting go of the issue, France ratcheted up its criticism of the triad of United States, United Kingdom and Australia over the nuclear submarine deal that killed a EUR 56 billion deal which Australia had signed with France over two years ago. Usin...
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Islamogauchisme: French education minister fans Islamophobia
February 26, 2021
At first appearance, the drama could very well be playing out in India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Ruling party members and none less than the education minister accuses campuses across the nation, especially the most prestigious ones, of being ‘infested’ by schola...
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Loi Separatisme: French society sharply divided over controversial law passed by National Assembly
February 18, 2021
With a comfortable majority, 351 votings for, 151 against and 65 absentees, Loi Separatisme, one of the most controversial laws to have been proposed by the French government in years was passed by the Assemblée Nationale in a vote on Tuesday (February 16th) night. The bill will...
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Green wave forces course correction by Macron
June 30, 2020
Greens spring surprise in Sunday’s municipal election and could pose a strong challenge in the next presidential election slated for 2022.
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Carbon trading and climate change
February 8, 2020
After two decades of a total failure, carbon trading was one of the biggest stumbling blocks at the climate change summit in December. It remains a bad idea that needs to be dropped.
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The global consequence of fast fashion
January 8, 2020
As our need to consume more increases every day, the earth pays its price.
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Brune Poirson en Inde pour le sommet de l’Alliance solaire internationale
November 2, 2019
La secrétaire d’État auprès de la ministre de la Transition écologique et solidaire, Brune Poirson, était en visite en Inde, du 30 octobre au 1er novembre, afin de coprésider, le 31 octobre, avec le ministre de l’Électricité et des Énergies renouvelables d’Inde, Ra...
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Business franco-indien : Lancement d’Ambition India 2020
October 23, 2019
À l’occasion de la visite en Inde de Christophe Lecourtier, directeur général de Business France, organisme chargé du développement international des entreprises françaises, des investissements internationaux en France et de la promotion économique de la France, a été ...
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Modi, Xi Jinping to meet for informal summit
October 10, 2019
The second informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping is an opportunity to strengthen the bilateral relationship.
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