India and France also share a healthy partnership in the defence sector, making France one of India's important strategic partners.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday held marathon one-on-one meeting during which they reviewed the entire gamut of the dynamic and multi-faceted relationship to further boost the strategic partnership. Ahead of the meeting, Modi said the talks will add to the ground covered during previous interactions with the French leadership. The two leaders held "more than 90-minute long one-on-one meeting reviewing the entire gamut of our dynamic & multifaceted relationship," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. "Our strategic partnership is a very important pillar of our foreign policy," he added. The one-on-one interaction was followed by the delegation-level talks. In his departure statement, the prime minister had said his visit to France reflects the strong strategic partnership which the two countries deeply value and share. "India and France have excellent bilateral ties, which are reinforced by a shared vision to ...
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