"The Indians, who are currently customers, want to co-produce with us; we have seen the Rafale here, but they want to co-produce combat aircraft in India. They want to handle more of the maintenance, which is legitimate," he was quoted as saying by the French media on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit here.
President Macron will undertake an official visit to India from February 17 to 19 at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi.
Prime Minister Modi expressed his satisfaction following the meeting, noting that the partnership—dating back to 1998 as India’s first-ever strategic alliance—is evolving into several new and vital domains.
It noted further that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day official visit to France, during which he attended the Bastille Day Parade as the Guest of Honour, the two countries welcomed the timely delivery of the 36 Rafale ordered by India.
Various agreements were made between the two countries during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to France from July 13-14 to attend the Bastille Day celebrations.
PM Modi called his visit to France "memorable" and termed it more special as he participated in the Bastille Day celebrations.
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"It will bring together experts from space and defence agencies, administration and specialised ecosystem to discuss security and economic challenges in outer space, the norms and principles applicable to space as well as unveil new areas of cooperation. The two sides agreed to hold the first dialogue this year at the earliest,"
Within hours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulating new French President Emmanuel Macron over his convincing victory, Indian officials said…
