French President Macron on Monday shared a video montage of his visit to India on social media platform X and wrote ‘A look back at an extraordinary trip’. I feel very honored to be a part of such an important day (Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi),” he wrote on X. This will always remain in my memories. In response, Prime Minister Modi tagged his post and said, ‘President Emmanuel Macron, it is an honor to have you in India. Your visit and participation in the Republic Day celebrations will definitely boost India-France friendship. Following bilateral talks between PM Modi and President Macron, India and France on January 26 unveiled an ambitious defense industrial roadmap for the development of military hardware. Tata Group and Airbus have announced the joint development of H125 helicopter.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to India and participation in the Republic Day celebrations will definitely boost India-France friendship. The French President paid a two-day visit to India last month and was the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations here on January 26.
Referring to the relations between India and France, Emmanuel Macron said that both the countries can do a lot together. In the video, the French President said, ‘During the last few years we have increased cooperation and partnership in various fields. We definitely want to invest more and more in India. We want thirty thousand students from India to come to France by 2030. Let us tell you that Emmanuel Macron reached Jaipur with PM Modi on January 25, the first day of his two-day visit to India.
Here he was welcomed on the red carpet. They saw Amer Fort and sipped tea. Macron also participated in a road show with PM Modi in Jaipur. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also showed Emmanuel Macron making payment through UPI. Let us tell you that India’s instant payment platform UPI has now been launched in France also. It started on 2 February from the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.