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Arms deals overshadow rights concerns as France welcomes India's PM Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be guest of honour as France celebrates its national Bastille Day holiday – a tribute to the country's historic commitment to human rights. Despite the symbolism, the French government is expected to overlook concerns about Modi's anti-democratic tendencies in favour of securing lucrative defence…

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Modi honoured for France's Bastille Day amid tightened security

French fighter jets trailed red-white-and-blue smoke over Paris monuments, families held picnics and firefighters hosted holiday balls around France to celebrate Bastille Day on Friday, a moment of much-needed festivity after mass protests, riots and political divisions that have riven the country this year.

France 24

PM Modi conferred with France's highest award Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first Indian Prime Minister to have been conferred with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest civilian and military honour, by French President Emmanuel Macron on July 13, 2023.

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India's Modi is guest of honor at Paris Bastille Day parade as Macron rebuffs human rights critics

France is staging a seduction campaign for visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, guest of honor at the annual Bastille Day parade Friday, as it looks to further strengthen cooperation on an array of topics ranging from climate to military sales and the strategic Indo-Pacific region

The Independent UK

'A strong gesture': French delivery of SCALP missiles to Ukraine marks shift in Western strategy

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that SCALP missiles, capable of striking the Russian army at long range, would be delivered to Ukraine. Western countries had previously been hesitant to fulfil Ukraine’s long-standing request for these weapons for fear of escalating the conflict.

France 24

France steps up security for Bastille Day holiday to prevent resurgence of recent street violence

Recent riots have cast a shadow over France's Bastille Day national holiday, with an "exceptionnal" large-scale security operation planned for 13 and 14 July. In total, some 130,000 law enforcement officers will be mobilised over the weekend.

Radio France Internationale

Military deals in focus as France rolls out red carpet for Modi

As Indian PM prepares for a lavish dinner at the Louvre with Macron, New Delhi gets closer to buying more jets and subs.

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France blocks NATO plan for a liaison office in Tokyo

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday opposed a NATO push to open a liaison office in Japan, as the alliance's head said he wanted to strengthen ties to counter China's growing influence in the region.

Radio France Internationale

French MPs approve huge boost in military spending, spurred by Ukraine war

France’s parliament on Thursday approved a multi-billion-euro boost to military spending through the rest of this decade, spurred by Russia’s war in Ukraine and fast-growing global threats.

France 24

France's parliament approves big boost in military spending, spurred by Ukraine war

France’s parliament has approved a boost to military spending spurred on by Russia's war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Bastille Day: A brief history of France’s July 14 national holiday

France celebrates its fête nationale every year with fireworks, concerts and an extravagant military parade down the Champs-Élysées in the presence of the president, a bevy of politicians and often a foreign head of state as an honoured guest. The July 14 date of the fête commemorates two important events…

France 24

Macron says path for Ukraine accession to NATO is 'open', as Biden wraps up Vilnius summit

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for sustained international military support for Ukraine as Russia show signs of "weakness and division", as US President Joe Biden concluded a NATO summit denouncing Russia's PresidentPutin as "craven".

Radio France Internationale

Emmanuel Macron sent severed finger ‘from living human’ in the post

A severed finger belonging to a living human was sent to French president Emmanuel Macron by post.

Evening Standard

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

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India’s Modi heads for France to renew ties, preside over Bastille Day parade

Indian soldiers are in France ahead of the Bastille Day celebrations as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to preside over the national celebration in Paris and open a new chapter in bilateral ties.

Dynamite News

“Steady and resilient through darkest storms”: PM Modi hails India-France ties ahead of two-day visit

Hailing the bilateral ties between India and France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the relationship between the two countries are in an 'excellent' space and stood steady and resilient through the 'darkest storms'. Read further on Dynamite News:

France 24

Arms, not democratic values, on parade as Macron hosts India’s Modi on Bastille Day

French President Emmanuel Macron rolls out the red carpet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Indian leader picked as guest of honour at this year’s July 14 Bastille Day military parade. But critics warn that by overlooking rights violations and democratic backsliding under Modi’s reign, France is sending the…

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Modi gets a Bastille Day red carpet, but China can rain on the geostrategic parade

India’s promise as a counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific led French President Emmanuel Macron to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi as guest of honour at the July 14 Bastille Day military parade. But does India have the will and means to deliver?

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The Hindu

Visit to France will provide new impetus to strategic partnership: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi said his visit to France was particularly special as he will join President Macron for the French National Day, or Bastille Day celebrations in Paris as the Guest of Honour.

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Big-ticket defence deals likely during PM Modi’s Paris visit

PM Modi and President Macron. to discuss strategic convergences, defence deals, civil nuclear issues, space, cyber security, counter terrorism, climate change, renewable energy, and the international solar alliance. PM Modi to attend Bastille Day military parade, meet French PM, President of Senate, President of National Assembly.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Nato’s future: a reinvigorated alliance will need all its strength

Editorial: The summit in Lithuania has reaffirmed the organisation’s newfound sense of purpose. But immense challenges lie ahead

Bangkok Post

Putin provides a shot in the arm for Nato

When Nato held its annual summit in Brussels two years ago, all 31 presidents and prime ministers of the alliance’s member states dutifully showed up, but their hearts weren’t really in it. France’s President Emmanuel Macron had publicly declared Nato “brain-dead” in 2019, and nobody could find a good reason…

The Week

Will Nato use Ukraine membership as a bargaining chip with Russia?

A rift has emerged between Nato and Ukraine as Volodymyr Zelenskyy labelled the alliance’s failure to provide an unambiguous pathway for the country to join Nato “unprecedented and absurd”.

The Hindu

PM Modi to visit U.A.E. on his return journey from France

PM Modi to visit Abu Dhabi on July 15 to discuss energy, food security, defence with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Talks to focus on strengthening India-UAE ties in key areas and global issues.

Reason

Brickbat: What You Don't Know…

French President Emmanuel Macron said the government should have the power to shut down social media during civil unrest. Macron made his remarks following riots after police shot a teenager dead during a traffic stop. "We need to think about how young people use social networks, in the family, at…

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