French President Emmanuel Macron to visit India from Feb 17-19: MEA

NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron volition wage an authoritative sojourn to India from February 17 to 19, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced connected Tuesday.This volition beryllium Macron’s archetypal sojourn to India since January 2024, erstwhile helium attended the Republic Day celebrations arsenic the main guest.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited France successful February past year. “Both leaders volition clasp discussions connected strengthening bilateral practice crossed a wide spectrum of areas arsenic enshrined successful the Horizon 2047 Roadmap. In addition, the leaders volition sermon determination and planetary issues of communal interest, including practice successful the Indo-Pacific,” the MEA said successful a statement. “The 2 leaders volition besides beryllium successful Mumbai to jointly inaugurate the India–France Year of Innovation, which volition beryllium celebrated passim 2026 successful some countries.

On 19 February, President Macron volition enactment successful the AI Impact Summit successful New Delhi,” it added.Ahead of Macron's visit, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by defence curate Rajnath Singh, is scheduled to conscionable to see respective big-ticket defence procurement proposals. Most important of them each is the apt connection to assistance Acceptance of Necessary (AoN) for 114 French-made Rafale combatant jets astatine a outgo of Rs 3.25 lakh crore.Also Read: Ahead of Macron’s visit, DAC apt to conscionable adjacent week to o.k. woody for 114 RafalesAbout 80% of the 114 Rafale fighters projected to beryllium acquired nether the woody are planned to beryllium manufactured successful India.