IAF to participate in France’s Bastille Day parade with three Rafale fighters
PM Modi will be the Guest of Honour on France’s National Day on July 14. The invitation has been made by President Emmanuel Macron of France.
The French traditional military parade is held in Paris during the Bastille Day on July 14. PM Modi’s visit will thus coincide with the 25th anniversary of the “strategic partnership” between France and India.
The Defence Officials have confirmed that the Indian Air Force would be dispatching three of its Rafale fighter aircraft to participate in the event’s flypast. An Indian military contingent would also be part of the marching contingent on Bastille Day.
Three Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jets, as part of the military contingent, will participate in the Bastille Day flypast over the Champs Elysees, Paris, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be the guest of honour.
Earlier, Macron tweeted, “Dear Narendra, I am very happy to welcome you to Paris as a guest of honour at the July 14 parade.”
The official statement released by the Indian Embassy in France says that Prime Minister’s visit is expected to herald the next phase in the India-France Strategic Partnership by setting new and ambitious goals for our strategic, cultural, scientific, academic, and economic cooperation, including in a wide range of industries,
India and France defend the goals and tenets of the United Nations Charter, which serve as the cornerstone of collaboration between the two nations in the Indo-Pacific region, and share a vision for peace and security, particularly in Europe and the Indo-Pacific
“This historic visit of PM Modi will also deliver common initiatives in order to respond to the key challenges of our time, including climate change, biodiversity loss and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals and will be an opportunity for India and France to reaffirm their commitment to multilateralism, including in the context of India’s G20 Presidency,” the official statement added.
India and France defend the goals and tenets of the United Nations Charter, which serve as the cornerstone of collaboration between the two nations in the Indo-Pacific region, and share a vision for peace and security, particularly in Europe and the Indo-Pacific.
