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France eyes bigger share of Indian defence market
December 18, 2021
Ever since the controversial government to government deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets that was announced out of the blue by Narendra Modi during his first visit to Paris as Prime Minister in 2015, France has been eyeing a much bigger order from India. For France, Modi’s deci...
Read MoreIndo-French ties
April 25, 2016
General JJ Singh, former Chief of Army Staff of India, was made recently ‘Officier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur’ (Officer of the Legion of Honour) by France, at the French Embassy in Delhi. On behalf of the President of the French Republic, François Hollan...
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January 12, 2016
For the first time in the history of India, a foreign team of soldiers, from France, will march at the Indian Republic Day. On the 67th Republic Day parade in India, along with the Indian soldiers, 130 French soldiers will also march in the national capital, under the eyes of Ind...
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