CDS General Anil Chauhan Concludes Comprehensive Visit To France

Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan has concluded a comprehensive visit to France. In a statement, Ministry said that the visit has reaffirmed the continued long-standing strategic partnership between India and France, and further reinforcing the bilateral Defence Cooperation between the two nations. The interactions of CDS with Director of Civil and Military Cabinet of the Minister of the French Armed Forces, Patrick Pailloux and Chief of Military Cabinet of the Minister of the Armed Forces Lt Gen Vincent Giraud have enabled exchange of views on areas of common interests and mutual security concerns. Defence Ministry said interactions with the top leadership of the French Defence industry, including Dassault, Safran and Naval Groups, and Thales Alenia Space, towards futuristic capacity building of the Indian Armed Forces, would provide an impetus to indigenisation. The India-France Strategic Partnership has gathered significant momentum over time and has now evolved into an even closer and multifaceted relationship that spans diverse areas of cooperation.