India And France March Shoulder To Shoulder, Says PM Modi

On a four-day visit to India, French President Emmanuel Macron today said that France should be the best partner for India and the entry point to Europe. Mr Macron, 40, began his official engagements this morning, when he was given a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. "I think we (India and France) have very good chemistry. Our two great democracies have a historic relationship," President Macron said. The French President arrived last night in Delhi and is accompanied by his wife Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron, businessmen and top officials. President Macron's visit is aimed at strengthening the bilateral economic, political and strategic dimension of our engagement, the foreign ministry said in a statement.