India, France to intensify cooperation in high-end technology sectors
India and France have agreed to expand bilateral partnership in the areas of high-end technology sectors.
India and France have agreed to expand bilateral partnership in the areas of high-end technology sectors.
Thomas Piketty, the French economist and author of the famous book Capital in the Twenty First Century, was recently in India. He delivered a lecture on the state of inequality globally as well as in India.
The conviction in France of Dominique Pelicot and his co-defendants in one of the most disturbing rape trials in recent history has sparked both widespread outrage and urgent conversations about the gaps in legal and societal frameworks regarding sexual violence.
The appointment of François Bayrou as France’s new Prime Minister highlights the formidable challenges facing the country as it struggles with political gridlock, economic uncertainty, and public discontent.
The political chaos in France has deepened following Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s resignation after a rare no-confidence vote ousted him from office.
Ahead of Tuesday’s meetings, Le Drian’s office said it involves “the interests of all Europeans regarding the functioning of our alliances and the engagement of Europeans in the Indo-Pacific.”
Diplomacy is not an overnight matter; it is built on centuries of relationships built with others in the great Concert of Nations.
The development comes after Canberra scrapped a deal to acquire French-designed submarines and decided instead to invest in the US nuclear-powered submarines.
The AUKUS, which notably excludes France and the European Union, is a strategic Indo-Pacific alliance with Australia and Britain to counter China.
The trial is being described as the biggest in France's modern history, as the shooting and bombing assault by Islamist State (IS) group extremists was the 'worst' post-World War 2 atrocity in the country.
