In a significant step aimed at boosting the French language and culture in India, the visiting French minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou on Wednesday announced the upcoming opening of two new Alliance francaise branches
The Letter of Request has been delivered to the French government and they are expected to decide on the Indian request and respond in the near future, top defence sources told ANI.
French Minister Sabrina Agresti Roubache Rhuthe Thursday inaugurated the MILIPOL India exhibition here, saying the three-day event is a concrete expression of the importance of the dialogue between New Delhi and Paris, particularly on homeland security.
Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen both lost their opening-round matches in the French Open Super 750 tournament to exit the tournament on Wednesday.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who is in Israel, on Tuesday called for the expansion of the international coalition which is fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria, to also fight Hamas, while urging for "decisive relaunch" of the Palestinian peace process.
On October 17, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he would visit Israel following the fatal terror attacks by the Hamas terror group in Israel
On this occasion, the French Ambassador underscored the historic ties of friendship, solidarity and trust between India and France, which in the past 25 years have led our two countries to develop an exceptionally successful strategic partnership, said French Embassy in India.