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17/09/22 13:17 PM IST

India, France agree to expand cooperation on Indo-Pacific body

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  • India and France agreed to set up an Indo-Pacific trilateral framework to roll out development projects, decided to expand strategic cooperation and vowed to work closely to deal with pressing global challenges such as food crisis triggered by the Ukraine war.
Areas of cooperation 
  • India and France have decided to resume cooperation under the India-France-Australia trilateral mechanism and India-France-UAE Trilateral Framework.
  • Defence: Exercise Shakti (Army), Exercise Varuna (Navy), and Exercise Garuda (Air Force). French Rafale multi-role combat aircraft, Scorpene submarines in India.
  • Economic relations:The India-France Administrative Economic and Trade Committee (AETC)
  • Space: “Joint Vision for Space Cooperation”, India and France have signed an agreement for the cooperation on Gaganyaan Mission.
  • Civil nuclear cooperation was signed between India and France in 2008; the 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP)
Source- Business Standard 

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