Friday, May 03, 2013

INDO-FRENCH TIES


  • The visit to New Delhi by French President Francois Hollande, for the first time to any Asian capital after he came to power in May last year, was a significant development.
  • It came after India supported the French military action in Mali to restore the government’s authority.
  • The deals for the Rafale aircraft and the Maitri surface-to-air missiles, for which negotiations have been completed, will mark a new beginning in Indo-French relations as these two defence items will be co-produced in India.
  • The two countries have decided to establish an annual dialogue between their Finance Ministers to boost bilateral economic relationship.
  • On Afghanistan, the two sides expressed commitment to the key principles for a peaceful inter-afghan dialogue: acceptance of the Afghan Constitution, renunciation to violence and breaking links with terrorism.
  • France is among the countries which agreed to go in for nuclear trade with India soon after the India-US civilian nuclear deal
  • The French are committed to building six next generation European pressurized reactors at Jaitapur.
  • France has always been a supporter of India’s case of becoming a permanent member of the United Nations Security council.

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