‘Excellent’ talks between Rajnath Singh and Lecornu take place in Paris

According to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the India-France strategic alliance is more important than ever and both countries want to take it to “newer heights.”

After meeting with Sebastien Lecornu, minister of the French armed forces, in Paris, Singh made this statement.

The meeting between the defense minister and Lecornu was praised as “excellent.”

Singh wrote on X, “Had an excellent meeting with the French Minister for the Armed Forces, Mr. Sebastien Lecornu, in Paris.”

“The strategic connection between France and India has grown over time and is more important than ever. We look forward to expanding our collaboration, he added.

After ending a trip to Rome, the military minister landed in Paris on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, Singh traveled to a Safran jet engine production plant in the vicinity of Paris to see the most recent advancements in aero-engine technology.

Given that Safran is considering working with India on a large-scale project to co-develop a fighter aircraft engine, his visit to the Gennevilliers site took on added importance.

Additionally, Singh spoke with a group of CEOs from leading French defense firms and outlined to them the “advantages” of co-developing and co-producing defense equipment in India, which he said might be sold to other nations.

According to the defense ministry, Singh saw the most recent advancements in aero-engine technology while visiting the Safran Engine Division’s R & D Center in Gennevilliers, close to Paris.

The previous several years have seen an increase in India and France’s defense and strategic relations.

Three Scorpene submarines for the Indian Navy and the cooperative development of jet and helicopter engines were among the innovative defense cooperation initiatives that India and France unveiled in July.

The two key partners also committed to working together on the co-development and co-production of cutting-edge defense technology, including for third-party nations.