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3. India and France

 

3.1. Background♤ The areas of defence cooperation, space cooperation and civil nuclear cooperation constitute the three principal pillars of our Strategic Partnership.3.2. Convergence3.3. Recent Visits3.4. Dialogue Mechanism♤ India-France Strategic Dialogue takes place between NSAs from both sides.3.5. Security and Defence♤ Regular exchange of visits at the level of Services Chiefs takes place.♤ The Varuna exercise has been taking place since 1983.♤ During the 2018 Visit of the President Emmanuel Macron the two countries issued Joint Strategic Vision of India-France Cooperation in the Indian Ocean region.3.6. Technology: Space♤ M/s Antrix and M/s Airbus Defence and Space also have signed an MoA for commercial cooperation in June 2016.♤ France continues to be a major supplier of components and equipment for the Indian space programme.3.7. Economic and Trade Cooperation♤ In 2016, the total trade in goods between India and France stood at Euro 8.58 billion, registering an increase of 0.49% from 2015.♤ A Joint Economic Committee exists at the level of Ministers of Commerce and Foreign Trade from both sides.

  

 

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