- The visit to New Delhi by French President Francois Hollande, for the first time to any Asian capital after he came to power in May last year, was a significant development.
- It came after India supported the French military action in Mali to restore the government’s authority.
- The deals for the Rafale aircraft and the Maitri surface-to-air missiles, for which negotiations have been completed, will mark a new beginning in Indo-French relations as these two defence items will be co-produced in India.
- The two countries have decided to establish an annual dialogue between their Finance Ministers to boost bilateral economic relationship.
- On Afghanistan, the two sides expressed commitment to the key principles for a peaceful inter-afghan dialogue: acceptance of the Afghan Constitution, renunciation to violence and breaking links with terrorism.
- France is among the countries which agreed to go in for nuclear trade with India soon after the India-US civilian nuclear deal
- The French are committed to building six next generation European pressurized reactors at Jaitapur.
- France has always been a supporter of India’s case of becoming a permanent member of the United Nations Security council.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
INDO-FRENCH TIES
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