India is close to buying new French warplanes and submarines but for all the camaraderie on display between Modi and Macron, their two countries remain sometimes-awkward allies
Macron is keen on tightening alliances in the Asia-Pacific against China, and his office has unveiled a "roadmap" with India for cooperation. / Photo: Reuters
On Friday, Modi called for peace efforts in Ukraine to end Russia's war and resulting grain shortages, and India has increased imports of sanctioned Russian oil; Macron's France is boosting weapons supplies to Ukraine for its counteroffensive. The biggest step is a preliminary Indian accord to buy 26 more Rafale fighter jets and three more Scorpene French- and Spanish-made submarines, on top of a prior deal for 36 Rafales and six Scorpenes."Cooperation in defence is the basic pillar of our relationship," Modi said ahead of meetings with Macron.
Macron is keen on tightening alliances in the Asia-Pacific against an increasingly assertive China, and his office unveiled a"roadmap" with India for cooperation in the region.
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