
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.