Alexandre Chauveau, edited by Alexandre Dalifard / Photo credit: LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP
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7:08 p.m., July 14, 2023
This Friday, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who came to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the strategic partnership between India and France, was the distinguished guest of the military parade on the Champs-Élysées. After this meeting, Emmanuel Macron and the Indian leader spoke at a joint press conference.
This Friday, during July 14, the Indian Prime Minister was the distinguished guest of the military parade on the Champs-Élysées. Narendra Modi came to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the strategic partnership between India and France. The other objective for Emmanuel Macron was to strengthen French influence to weigh in the Asia-Pacific zone. He also spoke at a joint press conference with the head of the Indian government.
“Today we are going to continue to strengthen this historical relationship of trust between us two countries in order to face both international crises and major global challenges. I think that we share a common concern about the risk of fragmentation of the community. international community, in particular in the context of the war led by Russia in Ukraine. We have the same objective of seeking a lasting peace and of responding to the effects of this war of aggression on the most vulnerable countries, particularly in terms of security food and financing capacity”, underlines the President of the Republic at the Elysée.
Close cooperation between France and India
During the joint press conference of the two leaders, Emmanuel Macron and the Indian Prime Minister renewed their wishes for close cooperation between the two countries. Narendra Modri had, on Thursday evening, confirmed the purchase of 26 Rafales and three French submarines, thus confirming the status of India’s privileged partner to France. But there are many subjects on the table, including health and the climate. While India has the third largest greenhouse gas emissions record in the world, the world’s fifth largest power currently chairs the G20. A sign of the importance of this actor who has become essential on the international scene.
The Indian Prime Minister said he was privileged to have attended the military parade this Friday morning. And he highlighted the many existing or future cooperations between the two countries: civil nuclear power, aerospace or partnerships between universities. Then, the two leaders insisted on Franco-Indian cooperation in the Indo-Pacific where 1.5 million French people live and where Paris has strategic interests. Narendra Modi and Emmanuel Macron will be together again this Friday evening for the closing of a Franco-Indian economic forum and especially a state dinner at the Louvre in the presence of more than 200 guests.