French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the 75th Republic Day parade in national capital Delhi on January 26, 2024. This visit will further embolden ties between India and France amid a rapidly evolving world order. France is India’s closest strategic partner in Europe and its second-largest arms supplier after Russia, having edged past the US last year. So, how will India-France relations unfold in the upcoming years? Why is France considered India’s most natural ally? How will France boost PM Modi’s pet Make-in-India project, especially in defence? Hindustan Times’ Executive Editor Shishir Gupta explains all these issues in the latest edition of Point Blank.
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