- 27 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityFrance
France’s Macron defeats far-right, pledges change
By Mimosa Spencer, Layli Foroudi and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday, heading off a political earthquake for Europe but acknowledging…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
India, France explore ways to further strengthen defence ties
New Delhi, Apr 14 (PTI) Senior officials of India and France have explored ways to further expand the already close bilateral defence cooperation. The two sides deliberated on various facets…
Culmination of the 20th edition of the Indo-French bilateral Naval exercise ‘Varuna-2022’
The culmination of the 20th edition of the Indo-French bilateral Naval exercise ‘Varuna-2022’ took place on 03 Apr 22. The exercise this year has an expanded scope cover a broad spectrum…
French Foreign Minister Le Drian: confident Iran nuclear deal is near
PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday that a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was near even though a few items had…
French Navy Chief scheduled to begin 3-day India visit on Monday
New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI) Chief of French Navy Admiral Pierre Vandier is set to begin a three-day visit to India on Monday with an aim to explore further boosting…
France says it has frozen more than 800 million euros worth of Russian oligarch assets
PARIS (Reuters) - France has frozen more than 800 million euros ($879.20 million)worth of assets belonging to Russian oligarchs, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday. He provided no details.…
France says sanctions starting to have impact on Russia – govt spokesperson
PARIS (Reuters) - French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Friday sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia in reaction to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine were starting to have a…
French foreign minister warns Moscow against use of chemical weapons -Le Parisien
PARIS (Reuters) - France would consider Russia responsible for any use of chemical or bacteriological weapons in the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told French newspaper Le…
France, UK, Germany say Iran deal could collapse on Russian demands
PARIS (Reuters) - France, Britain and Germany warned Russia on Saturday that its demands to have its trade guaranteed with Iran risked the collapse of an almost-completed nuclear deal. Negotiators…
French President Macron says situation in Ukraine getting worse every day
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the situation in Ukraine was getting worse every day, and that France will continue to put pressure on Russia…
France’s Macron: Russia’s Putin alone chose war in Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday denounced the "lies" spread by the Russian government to justify a war in Ukraine, but said he would remain in contact with…
Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. The two leaders discussed the ongoing situation in Ukraine. They shared their…
