India, France envisage furthering their bilateral cooperation
The Dollar Business Bureau Months after India and France inked the much-delayed multi-billion Rafale fighter jet deal, the two all-weather partners on Sunday underlined the need to further their bilateral cooperation in a wide gamut of sectors including defence and trade, while also discussing international terrorism which has victimised both the nations. French Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 14th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the Government’s outreach programme for overseas Indians to discuss the various aspects of India-France partnership. Ayrault, who is on a three-day visit to India, said: “We spoke about defence because India needs to protect itself. Therefore, defence is an important area. I also shared with him ...
India and France to set up an expert panel to push Rafale jet deal
The Dollar Business Bureau India and France are likely to set up a joint committee to firm up the process of defence agreement signed between the two countries recently. The committee comprising representatives from both the countries will work towards the operationalisation of a deal agreed between the two countries over supply of 36 Rafale fighter jets to India during the recent visit of Indian Prime Minister to France, says the defence news report. And, the information regarding the constitution of the panel for the committee will likely be announced during the upcoming visit of Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Defence Minister, to India on Wednesday. The joint committee will further be instructed to ensure the early conclusion of the final negotiations regarding ...
