The France-India Dalliance: Operationalizing Strategic Autonomy in the Indian Ocean

The France-India Dalliance: Operationalizing Strategic Autonomy in the Indian Ocean

French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to New Delhi on January 26, 2024, as guest of honor at India’s Republic Day – six months after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent Bastille Day, July 14, in Paris – is a new opportunity for the two countries to reaffirm the robustness of the strategic partnership between France … Read more

Pegase 2023: The French Air Force Flies Across the Indo-Pacific

Pegase 2023: The French Air Force Flies Across the Indo-Pacific

Advertisement “Jamais deux sans trois,” or “all things come in threes,” as the saying goes. After the 2018 and 2022 editions, the French Air Force deployment “Pegase 23,” named after a Greek mythological flying horse, is back in the Indo-Pacific. Amid the recent regional initiatives from President Emmanuel Macron, this military operation was the largest … Read more

Modi’s France Visit Strengthens Defense Cooperation 

Why India is Successful in Bilateral Diplomacy, Not in Multilateral Forums

Advertisement Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in France on a two-day official visit on July 13-14. Modi was the guest of honor at the French National Day celebrations, and the visit also coincided with the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the India-France Strategic Partnership. Going by the number of documents signed and issued, … Read more