French Minister for the Armed Forces, Florence Parly was on a 2-day visit to India wherein she met with Prime Minister Modi and Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in preparation for French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India in December.
Sitharaman and Parly held talks on several issues, including maritime security especially with respect to the Indo-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region, regional security, transfer of technology for various defence projects, counter terrorism etc. They also discussed the India-France joint naval exercise, ‘Varuna’ which will be held next year.