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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicFrance-India

Topic: France-India

As India & France get ready to sign 7-bn Euro deal for Rafale Marine, 87 TEDBFs emerge in shadow

Navy initially gave proposal for 145 twin-engine fighters, basing requirement on 3-carrier force, but planners believe the force should go for 2 aircraft carriers as of now.

French senate Chairman Gerard Latcher on a bilateral visit to India

Larcher and his delegation will meet with Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President of India and Chairman of Rajya Sabha. During the visit, the two will discuss the ways to improve cooperation and mutual understanding between the French Senate and the Indian Parliament.

French aerospace giant Thales plans to set up avionics MRO in Delhi

French aerospace major, involved with the Indian military for over 7 decades, said the company is ramping up its engineering centres and teams in Bengaluru and Noida.

‘Great honour’: Macron expresses gratitude as French contingents march in Republic Day Parade

The marching contingent was drawn from the French Foreign Legion, a well-known and unique corps comprising approximately 10,000 men from around the world, including India.

Ahead of Macron’s Republic Day visit, French President’s adviser in Delhi to finalise agenda

While enhancing bilateral ties is on the agenda for talks between Modi and Macron later this month, no big contracts are likely to be signed, it is learnt.

Gujarat police to question passengers of flight returned from France on illegal immigration

The CID has so far received 'raw information' regarding the agents involved in the incident and will be able to find out more only after questioning the passengers concerned.

‘Donkey flight’ held in Paris not first, Indians are trying to emigrate to US in record numbers

The case of a chartered flight ferrying 303 passengers to Nicaragua is just the latest in a record year for Indians seeking to emigrate to the US via the Mexican and Canadian borders. 

25 years of France and India — a template of how to conduct relations in an unstable world

France and India's desire to shape the emerging global order is key to their partnership — they are not “free riders, but free thinkers” that take pride in their own perspective.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.