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Sunday, Jun 22, 2025
After Russia, France is the largest arms supplier to India, which has relied on its fighter jets for four decades.
President Droupadi Murmu led India in the grand celebrations, with an overarching theme of projecting the nation's women power and democratic values.
Emmanuel Macron is the sixth leader from France to be the chief guest of India's Republic Day event at Delhi's Kartavya Path.
The appointment of Attal signals a desire by Macron to move beyond divisive reforms and improve his centrist party's chances in European Parliament elections
Macron will in particular call for a "humanitarian truce" to allow aid into Gaza, whose 2.4 million people have been largely deprived of water, food, electricity and other basic supplies.
Madhavan shared pictures of the banquet dinner that Macron hosted in honour of the Indian Prime Minister at Louvre Museum in France on Saturday.
Modi is in the French capital for an official two-day visit.
Modi said very soon Indian tourists will be able to make rupee payments using UPI from atop Eiffel Tower.
In his departure statement, Modi said his visit to France was particularly special as he will join President Macron for the French National Day, or Bastille Day celebrations in Paris as the Guest of Honour.
Unrest has flared nationwide, including in Paris where Nahel M, a 17-year-old of Algerian and Moroccan descent, was shot on Tuesday.
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