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Leela JACINTO

Modi gets a Bastille Day red carpet, but China can rain on the geostrategic parade

Indian soldiers march during a rehearsal for the Bastille Day parade in Paris, France on July 10, 2023. © Christophe Ena, AP

India’s promise as a counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific led French President Emmanuel Macron to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi as guest of honour at the July 14 Bastille Day military parade. But does India have the will and means to deliver?

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