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India, France sign 14 agreements; commit to strengthen strategic ties

The Dollar Business Bureau Deepening the strategic ties between the two nations, India and France on Saturday signed 14 agreements in key areas of defence, nuclear energy, security, and protection of classified information besides resolving to deepen cooperation in the Indian Ocean region. The two countries also sealed business deals worth $16 billion.  The pacts were signed after extensive discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, who is on a state-visit to India from 10 to 12 March, 2018.  The 14 pacts include technical cooperation in the field of Railways, environment, education, urban development, renewable energy, defence and intelligence sharing. In addition, the two leaders signed a joint vision for space cooperation that paves the way for the two nations to embark on ...

Modi reaches France, hold talks on terrorism, NSG with Macron

The Dollar Business Bureau  On the fourth leg of his four-nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached France today during which he will hold discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron on a number of major issues such as terrorism, climate change and India's membership bid for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). “Reached France for a vital visit to enhance ties with one of our most important strategic partners,” Modi said in a tweet after landing in Paris. Modi arrived in France after concluding his Russia’s visit during which he had discussions with President Vladimir Putin and also attended the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. Modi started his four-nation tour with his visit to Germany, formsthen he visited Spain, and held talks with the leaders of the both the countries. During ...

Rafale: India, France ink IGA, to sort out financial aspects

Source: PTI    India and France on Monday inked an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on the sale of 36 French fighter jets, Rafale, but were unable to sign the final deal due to some “financial” aspects, which are expected to be sorted out in “couple of days”. This agreement was among the 14 pacts signed between the two countries after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting French President Francois Hollande which focused ways to enhance cooperation in counter- terrorism, security and civil nuclear energy. “...Leaving out financial aspect, India and France have signed Inter-Governmental Agreement on purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets. We expect that even the financial aspects pertaining to purchase of Rafale jets will be resolved as ...