After meeting Singh, French Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu meets NSA Ajit Doval

New Delhi, Nov 29: National Security Advisor ( NSA ) Ajit Doval met France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu and discussed a range of issues of common interest including global, regional and bilateral security-related subjects.

 

 

 

 

During the meeting, particular emphasis was laid on research and development and manufacturing in line with the requirements of future wars. Both sides could strategize jointly and identify priority areas for co-development in line with India's Make in India policy, according to officials. Doval and Lecornu highlighted the need for an action-oriented and time-bound approach in line with the visions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron.

 

 

 

 

 

Special attention would be paid to cooperation in security-related aspects of the global commons including Space, Cyber and Maritime to ensure peace, and stability in the Indo-Pacific. On Monday (Nov 28), the French minister met Defence Rajnath Singh and held the 4th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue in New Delhi. In a statement, the Defence Ministry said the meeting was held in a very cordial atmosphere. A wide range of bilateral, regional, defence and defence industrial cooperation issues were discussed in the dialogue.

 

During the dialogue, one of the key areas of discussion was defence industrial cooperation with a focus on 'Make in India'. Future collaborations and potential co-production opportunities were discussed. The Ministers agreed that the technical groups from both countries should meet early next year and take the key cooperation issues forward.