{"id":307046,"date":"2018-12-15T11:20:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T11:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=307046"},"modified":"2018-12-15T11:20:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T11:20:10","slug":"india-france-agree-to-deepen-strategic-partnership-to-fight-terrorism-jointly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/india-france-agree-to-deepen-strategic-partnership-to-fight-terrorism-jointly\/","title":{"rendered":"India, France agree to deepen strategic partnership, to fight terrorism jointly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-307047 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181215-164914__01-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181215-164914__01-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181215-164914__01-768x892.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181215-164914__01-882x1024.jpg 882w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181215-164914__01-696x808.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181215-164914__01-1068x1240.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181215-164914__01-362x420.jpg 362w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181215-164914__01.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/>Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj and French Minister for Europe met in Delhi on December 15 and held delegation-level talks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In a joint press briefing, India and France have agreed to fight terrorism and also agreed on deepening their strategic partnership through cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, civil nuclear, defense and security, space, trade and economic sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;We have also signed the Status of Progress for Implementation of Industrial Way Forward Agreement today,&#8221; EAM Swaraj added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;This holds true on the strategic front, notably with the strengthening of our exchanges on the Indian Ocean, which today are fast developing, and our shared commitment to fighting terrorism, as we mark ten years since the deadly Mumbai attacks,\u201d the French minister said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">EAM Swaraj said that both nations are working together in several areas, including climate change.\u00a0 She said bilateral trade should be increased between the two sides.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">EAM Swaraj also thanked France for supporting India&#8217;s bid for a membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group and United Nations Security Council.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj and French Minister for Europe met in Delhi on December 15 and held delegation-level talks. 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