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Sunday, March 15, 2026
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Topic: French ambassador

‘Thank You, Putin’: Why France’s envoy to India thanked the Russian president

In a chat with ThePrint newsroom, Mathou said Europe’s push for defence & autonomy, though gradual, is a direct result of Moscow’s war in Ukraine & the ‘new consciousness’ it created.

France keen to make Rafale jets in India, boost not just defence but people-to-people ties, says envoy

In a chat with ThePrint newsroom, French Ambassador Thierry Mathou indicated talks are on between French firm Safran & Indian govt for joint design & manufacture of AMCA engine.

German & French envoys write to GN Saibaba’s family, recall meeting him, his commitment to ‘civic rights’

The 2 ambassadors had met the former prof, who passed away last week, in April. Saibaba was jailed for a decade over alleged links to Maoists & acquitted earlier this year.

‘Invisible poetry’—French envoy’s photos capture what sets India apart from others

French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain used a Leica 35mm camera to shoot a collection of eclectic pictures travelling to cities like Patna, Visakhapatnam, Mumbai. The snaps are on display at Indian Habitat Centre in Delhi.

How France is ready to help India diversify from Russia — build fighters to submarines

French envoy Emmanuel Lenain said France was willing to partner on critical projects. It comes at a time when New Delhi is trying to reduce its military dependence on Moscow.

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US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.