French President Emmanuel Macron is on a three-day visit to India to strengthen a strategic partnership and reduce dependence on the United States and China. As part of the visit, he is expected to finalise what has been described as a historic deal for the sale of over a hundred Rafale fighter jets.
The visit, from Tuesday to Thursday, is Macron’s fourth since France launched its Indo-Pacific strategy in 2018. The strategy is designed to reinforce alliances in the region to counter China’s growing influence.
