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Valerie LEROUX

India Rolls Out Red Carpet For Macron As France Eyes Trade Deals

Indian cadets march during a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade, which France's President Emmanuel Macron is set to attend in New Delhi (Credit: AFP)

President Emmanuel Macron was given a red carpet welcome and an elephant honour guard on Thursday as he started a two-day visit to India, with France eyeing lucrative deals with the world's fifth-largest economy.

Landing in Jaipur, state capital of Rajasthan, Macron will be hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a banquet in a 19th-century maharaja's palace.

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