French Ambassador to India, Thierry Mathou, praises the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron's relationship, calling it a "key asset" in today's challenging times.
At a time when a deep crisis has unfolded in West Asia and the region remains under a tight grip of raging wars, French Ambassador to India, Thierry Mathou, said that similar to India, France too, condemns terrorist attacks against civilians.
Describing France-India defence relationship as an exceptional one, the Ambassador of France to India, Thierry Mathou said that when it comes to defence, both the countries share a real, strategic intimacy.
The French Ambassador to India, Thierry Mathou, has said that France would like to host 30 000 Indian students in France in the coming years, and added that one of the most important objectives for the European country is to develop people-to-people exchanges, in this bilateral relationsh
India and France are negotiating the deal for buying 26 Rafale Marine jets which are going to be deployed on the INS Vikrant aircraft carrier and different bases.
In the coming months, France will collaborate with Indian officials and businesses to advance the IMEEC pre-project phase. Mestrallet plans to return to India for further discussions in New Delhi in November, underscoring France's commitment to this transformative initiative.
This significant maritime exercise took place from September 2 to 4, 2024 in the Mediterranean Sea, following a port visit by INS Tabar to Toulon, France, from August 29 to September 1, 2024, as per an official press release by the Indian Navy.
The French Embassy in India has issued a clarification over "misleading and false information" regarding Campus France branch offices in India and added that such allegations negatively impact the reputation of a widely recognised university.
The French contingent will comprise three Rafale fighter jets, one Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft and one A400M, with a total of 160 Air Force personnel.
After entering the Round of 16 in Women's singles at the Paris Olympics, India's Table Tennis player Manika Batra expressed her feelings, saying that she was really happy after defeating France's Prithika Pavade.