Macron Readies Modi’s Bastille Day Visit in Nod to Global South
- Modi invited to be guest of honor at National Day parade
- Macron’s invitation reflects booming business, military ties
Emmanuel Macron, right, with Narendra Modi.
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France and India are preparing for a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Paris after President Emmanuel Macron invited him to be the guest of honor at France’s National Day parade on July 14, officials familiar with the matter said.
The invitation reflects booming business and military bilateral ties as well as India’s strategic importance as the world’s most populated country and the current leader of the Group of 20 nations, according to the officials who are not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.