Topic: France
Beyond speech, Modi must open govt purse for poorer Indians, businesses affected by COVID-19
I have extended my wholehearted support to Modi govt in its initiatives to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Now the Centre must take care of those affected financially: Shashi Tharoor
Rafale production halts in France due to COVID-19, jets’ delivery to India could be delayed
If the production facility in France remains shut beyond 31 March, the delivery schedule of Rafale fighter jets to India could get impacted.
Coronavirus outbreak moves beyond Asia, kills one in France
The 80-year-old man died in a Paris hospital, leaving 10 remaining cases in France, including his 50-year-old daughter.
There’s no proof to show Huawei was spying in Europe, France says
France’s cybersecurity chief Guillaume Poupard made the statement following reports of a US document transmitted to Germany, citing evidence of Huawei spying through its equipment.
Kashmir, UN, defence, nuclear pacts — France has always had India’s back, no matter what
French thwarted Chinese attempts to discuss Kashmir issue at UNSC last week. It’s just the latest in a series of instances when Paris has firmly stood with New Delhi.
France again blocks China move to discuss Kashmir at UNSC — ‘must be settled bilaterally’
Beijing wanted to hold an informal discussion on Kashmir at UNSC under the ‘any other business’ category.
Kashmir and CAA protests forcing foreign leaders to take a second look at PM Modi’s India
Bangladesh ministers have made their displeasure clear. The US and France have raised concerns on Kashmir clampdown and Japan’s Shinzo Abe cancelled a trip.
Cricket, hijab, language: How the British, French and Americans conduct citizenship tests
In any cricket match between England and a South Asian team, if Indians and Pakistanis cheered for non-English teams, they were accused of disloyalty.
World’s largest nuclear power producer confronts serial glitches
Engineers at France’s Flamanville are struggling to fix 8 faulty welds at a plant that’s running a decade late and almost four times over budget.
Late French President Jacques Chirac saw India as a power, not a land of snake-charmers
Jacques Chirac stood firmly with India when the whole world was turning away after the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests. He died Thursday.
With the anti-poor lockdown, BJP is back to its upper caste, middle class, urban roots
Demonetisation’s political gain was to rebrand the BJP as a pro-poor party. The poorly implemented coronavirus lockdown is undoing that image.
Jails give Covid-19 parole: Can overstretched govt track prisoners’ movement and behaviour?
Prisons across India have begun to release inmates on parole after the Supreme Court directed to decongest jails to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Defence
Ready to operate beyond mandate to fight the pandemic: CDS Bipin Rawat
In interview to ThePrint, Rawat also says Quick Reaction Medical Teams (QRMTs) have been readied to mobilise at short notice to meet the requirements of civil administration.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.