Emmanuel Macron in India Highlights: PM Modi gifts Ram Mandir replica to French prez
French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Jantar Mantar. Photograph: (WION Web Team)
France President Emmanuel Macron in India: The French leader's engagements with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are set to focus on Indo-French 'trust-based cooperation' in defence, climate change and poverty alleviation domains alongside consistent expansion of people-to-people exchange of ideas and expressions.Key Updates
25 Jan 2024, 3:38 PM (IST)
About 1.4 million Indian soldiers served during World War-I, of which 1,40,000 battled in the north of France and Belgium.
Over 74,000 soldiers from the Indian subcontinent laid their lives during the five-year period between 1914 to 1919, of which 7,000 were killed in their line of duty in France and Belgium – paying the ultimate price in a foreign, unknown land.
WION takes a deep dive into Indo-French wartime links that continue to tie the rich history of defence cooperation between the two countries. Read More...
25 Jan 2024, 2:25 PM (IST)
French president's schedule in India on Jan 25, 2024
2:30 pm: Arrival at Jaipur airport
25 Jan 2024, 2:24 PM (IST)
French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to India as Republic Day chief guest comes at the heels of expanded bilateral cooperation between New Delhi and Paris.
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