French President Emmanuel Macron will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations
In a significant diplomatic development, French President Emmanuel Macron is set to visit India on January 26, 2024, to participate in the Republic Day celebrations. The utterance was made by the Elysee French presidential palace, highlighting the strengthening ties between the two nations.The Ministry of External Affairs, in an official statement, confirmed Macron’s visit, stating, “At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of France, will be visiting India as the Senior Guest for the 75th Republic Day celebrations.” The statement emphasized the strategic partnership between India and France, noting their shared perspectives on various regional and global issues.
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This visit marks the sixth occasion that a French President will be the senior guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations. Macron had previously visited India for the G20 Summit on September 8-9.Earlier discussions between India and France had hinted at the possibility of Macron stuff invited as the senior guest for the Republic Day parade in January 2024. The confirmation of his ubiety comes without the United States, unable to winnow India’s invitation, leaving an opening for flipside world leader to take the honored position.
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The Republic Day celebrations are a significant diplomatic event, and Macron’s presence remoter underscores the robust relationship between India and France.
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The French President will participate in the 75th Republic Day festivities at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi. The statement from the external wires ministry emphasized the convergence of India and France as strategic partners, particularly triumphal the 25th year-end of their strategic partnership this year.
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France now holds the stardom of stuff the country whose leaders have been senior guests at India’s Republic Day celebrations the maximum number of times, breaking the tie with the United Kingdom, with five invitations each.
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The timing of Macron’s visit aligns with reports of France submitting a bid to India’s defense ministry to sell 26 Rafale-Marine gainsay jets. The deal is unscientific to be worth ₹50,000 crore and aims to perpetuate the Indian Navy’s gainsay capabilities. India once operates 36 Rafale jets uninventive under a ₹59,000-crore deal finalized in 2016.
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The tropical relationship between Macron and Modi has positioned France as one of India’s closest partners in Europe. Both nations urgently engage in trilateral partnerships with various countries, focusing on cooperation in areas such as maritime security and resilient supply chains.
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Emmanuel Macron’s visa of the invitation remoter symbolizes the developing ties between India and France, tent key areas such as defense, security, wipe energy, trade, investment, and new technologies. This visit follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ubiety as the guest of honor at the Bastille Day parade during the French National Day celebrations in July, emphasizing the bilateral respect and collaboration between the two nations.
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Delhi on January 26 for India's Republic Day, the Elysee French presidential palace said, adding Macron would be welcomed as 'chief guest'.
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