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Pratap Chakravarty

India’s Modi heads for France to renew ties, preside over Bastille Day parade

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday 16 November, 2022. AP - Achmad Ibrahim

Indian soldiers are in France ahead of the Bastille Day celebrations as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to preside over the national celebration in Paris and open a new chapter in bilateral ties.

Some two-hundred and sixty-nine soldiers from India’s army, air force and the navy have been practising for almost a week in Paris ahead of Friday’s event when they will march from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde.

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