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Congratulations, My Friend: PM Modi To French Prez Macron On Second Term

  NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Emmanuel Macron on being reelected as the President of France for the second successive term. In a tweet, PM Modi wrote, “Congratulations to my friend @EmmanuelMacron on being re-elected as the President of France! I look forward to continue working together to deepen the India-France […]

Second Term For Macron? French President Leading in Presidential Elections

NEW DELHI: President Emmanuel Macron of France beat his electoral rival Marine Le Pen by a big margin on Sunday, the French Interior Ministry said. France went to the polls for the first round on Sunday. In this election, 12 contestants are vying for the presidential post. Eric Zemmour ex-journalist and acclaimed author, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan […]

European Council, French & Polish Presidents Speak To PM Modi Over Ukraine Crisis; India Says Sovereignty & Territorial Integrity Top Priority

NEW DELHI: As Russia is thickening the columns of troops in besieged Ukraine, a slew of anxieties are emerging for India and other states across the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday held a telephonic conversation with three concerned world leaders from Europe. Andrzej Duda, President of Poland; Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Charles […]

Eric Zemmour: France’s Wild Card in 2022 Presidential Elections

Eric Zemmour, a journalist, author and essayist, is being seen as a disrupter in French politics, challenging all mainstream political narratives and ideologies. In the last few months, he had been drawing hordes of admirers for his latest book on French history and politics, triggering speculations that he would take a plunge in the upcoming […]

‘All Political Discourse Today In France Sounds Like Debate About India’

A non-resident Indian citizen based in Paris, Akshay Bakaya has been teaching Hindi for the last 30 years to French and other foreign nationals, many of whom have made a name for themselves in diplomacy, academia and classical arts. In other words, he has been a vehicle of India’s soft power in France. He spoke to Aarti […]

AUKUS: A Betrayal To France Or A Warning Shot To China?

The recent alliance between the US, UK and Australia, referred to as AUKUS, appears to be creating geo-political ripples in the international community of late. AUKUS, which is a trilateral security pact between the three English-speaking nations, aims to counter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region and as the first move towards achieving that objective, […]