Defence

Maiden India-France-UAE maritime partnership exercise

The first edition of India, France and UAE Maritime Partnership Exercise commenced on 07 Jun 23 in the Gulf of Oman. INS Tarkash and French Ship Surcouf both with integral helicopters, French Rafale aircraft and UAE Navy Maritime Patrol Aircraft are participating in the exercise. […]

Foreign Relations

Visit of Prime Minister to Paris, France

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the India-France Strategic Partnership, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has accepted President H.E. Mr Emmanuel Macron’s invitation to attend this year’s Bastille Day Parade as Guest of Honour on 14 July 2023 in Paris. […]

Foreign Relations

4th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue held

Raksha Mantri holds 4th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue with Minister of Armed Forces of France in New Delhi; Discusses ways to bolster defence industrial cooperation with focus on ‘Make in India’; Means to strengthen maritime cooperation & increase scope & complexity of bilateral exercises also deliberated upon […]

Foreign Relations

France to setup Nuclear Power Reactors

A French Delegation led by Ms Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister of State for Development calls on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and discuss ways to speed up the setting up of the nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur site in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra
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Foreign Relations

PM Modi visits France

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid an official visit to France on May 4, 2022, on his way back from the 2nd India-Nordic Summit in Copenhagen. […]

Foreign Relations

PM’s Departure Statement ahead of his visit to Berlin, Copenhagen and Paris

I will be visiting Berlin, Germany on May 2, 2022, at the invitation of H.E. Mr. Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor of Germany following which I will travel to Copenhagen, Denmark from May 3-4, 2022 at the invitation of H.E. Ms. Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark to hold bilateral engagements and also participate in the Second India-Nordic Summit. […]

Business

53rd IHGF Delhi Fair 2022 organized by EPCH

The 53rd edition of one of the world’s largest handicrafts fairs – the IHGF-Delhi fair will open to overseas buyers, buying and sourcing professionals as well as large domestic volume retail buyers on 30th March 2022 in India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. […]

Foreign Relations

India – France hold meeting on Environment related issues

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav today held a virtual meeting with H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Lenain, French Ambassador to discuss issues relating to One Ocean Summit; Cooperation on Plastic Pollution, Global Treaty on Plastics; High Ambition Coalition on Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ); and COP15. […]

Foreign Relations

Raksha Mantri flags-in multi-dimensional adventure sports expedition in france

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on January 07, 2022, flagged-in India’s first multi-dimensional adventure sports expedition conducted by National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS) in France. The expedition was conducted in November 2021 and the team was led by Director NIMAS Colonel Sarfaraz Singh, comprising 12 people – eight Army personnel and four youths of Arunachal Pradesh. […]

Foreign Relations

French Secretary General visits India

Mr François Delattre, Secretary-General, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, is on an official visit to India fromDecember 20-22, 2021. The visit comes on the heels of the Annual Defence Dialogue held on 17 December 2021 in New Delhi between Shri Rajnath Singh, Raksha Mantri and Ms Florence Parly, French Minister for Armed Forces. […]

Foreign Relations

India-France Disarmament and Non-proliferation Dialogue held

India-France Bilateral Dialogue on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation was held by Joint Secretary, Disarmament and International Security Affairs, MEA and the French side was led by the Head of Strategic, Security and Disarmament Affairs, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France. […]