France – India Defence Ties Strengthen as Rafale Deal Approaches Closure
Emmanuel Macron and his woman, Brigitte, were entered at Mumbai field by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, CM Devendra Fadnavis, as well as other officers.
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Mumbai for a three-day visit to India, where he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid discussions on defence cooperation and the Rafale fighter jet deal.
French president Emmanuel Macron began a three- day trip in India in the early hours of
Tuesday morning, arriving in Mumbai at night for his fourth trip to India since assuming office
in the time 2017.
Macron as well as his partner, Brigitte was entered in the Mumbai Airport by Maharashtra
Governor Acharya Devvrat, CM Devendra Fadnavis and other. Macron will meet with Prime
Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The India France defence cooperation are anticipated to concentrate on artificial- intelligence
collaboration and a possible multibillion-one agreement to buy Dassault Rafale fighter spurts.
France is looking to broaden its military relationship and military partnership with New Delhi,
with discussions to be held on a possible contract for 114 more French fighter aircraft.
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) which is chaired by the defence minister Rajnath
Singh, last week approved purchasing of the Macron India visit Rafale deal with "the majority"
of them being produced in India.
The website had announced that on the 12th of February that a proposal of Rs3.60 crore had been
approved to acquire 114 new Rafale aircrafts through the French company Dassault Aviation.
Christophe Jaffrelot, an India specialist at the Sciences Po Centre for International Studies in
Paris The potential deal of EUR30 billion ($35 billion) deal with 114 Rafales as a "contract for
the 21st century" and a possible "crowning success" for bilateral relations.
If they are approved when they are finalised, the jets will be added an additional 36 Rafale
fighter jets sale India to its military in the year 2016 as well as the 26 it purchased to its navy.
