The French president, Francois Hollande, welcomes India’s prime minister Narendra Modi in Paris. India's prime minister announced that New Delhi has ordered 36 Rafale fighter jets from France in a multi-billion-euro agreement, after years of wrangling over the deal.
The French president, Francois Hollande, welcomes India’s prime minister Narendra Modi in Paris. India's prime minister announced that New Delhi has ordered 36 Rafale fighter jets from France in a multi-billion-euro agreement, after years of wrangling over the deal.
1. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing at the World War I Indian memorial of Neuve-Chapelle-Richebourg, northern France, on April 11, 2015.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing at the World War I Indian memorial of Neuve-Chapelle-Richebourg, northern France, on April 11, 2015. The memorial commemorates over 4800 Indian soldiers killed during the World War I that began on July 1914 and lasted on November 1918. AFP.
2. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2ndR) and French minister Jean Yve le Drian (R) greet French soldiers during a ceremony on April 11, 2015.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2ndR) and French minister Jean Yve le Drian (R) greet French soldiers during a ceremony on April 11, 2015 at the World War I Indian memorial of Neuve-Chapelle-Richebourg, northern France. The memorial commemorates over 4800 Indian soldiers killed during the World War I that began on July 1914 and lasted on November 1918. AFP.
3. Visit the Airbus A380 final asembly line in Blagnac, southern France, on April 11, 2015.
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(L-R) Thomas Enders, CEO of European aerospace giant Airbus Group , Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius and Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier visit the Airbus A380 final asembly line in Blagnac, southern France, on April 11, 2015. AFP.
4. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) shakes hands with Philippe Robardey, (R), president of French employers' association Medef in Haute-Garonne during a visit to the prefecture in Toulouse, on April 11, 2015.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) shakes hands with Philippe Robardey, (R), president of French employers' association Medef in Haute-Garonne during a visit to the prefecture in Toulouse, on April 11, 2015. After holding talks with French President on the eve , Modi said he had ordered the 36 "ready-to-fly" fighter jets under a government-to-government deal aimed at modernising his country's ageing warplane fleet. AFP.
5. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) salutes a delegation of Indian people studying in the French Midi-Pyrenees region as he visits the National center for space studies (CNES) on April 11, 2015 in Toulouse.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) salutes a delegation of Indian people studying in the French Midi-Pyrenees region as he visits the National center for space studies (CNES) on April 11, 2015 in Toulouse. Modi wraps up his two-day trip to France with a visit to the Airbus headquarters after he said on the eve he had asked France to supply his air force with 36 Rafale fighter jets, after years of wrangling over the deal. AFP.
6. Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi (C) receives a gift from Jean-Yves Le Gall (R), President of the French Space agency CNES.
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Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi (C) receives a gift from Jean-Yves Le Gall (R), President of the French Space agency CNES, next to French Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius (L), during the visit to CNES headquarters in Blagnac near Toulouse, southern France, on April 11, 2015. AFP.
7. Passing the Eiffel tower a "bateau mouche" boat on the Seine River in Paris, on April 10, 2015.
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(FromL) French Defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, French President Francois Hollande, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius sail pass the Eiffel tower a "bateau mouche" boat on the Seine River in Paris, on April 10, 2015. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on April 10 he had asked France to supply his air force with 36 Rafale fighter jets, after years of wrangling over the deal. AFP.
8. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and French President Francois Hollande unveil the designs for a French (L) and Indian postage stamp celebrating 50 years space cooperation.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and French President Francois Hollande unveil the designs for a French (L) and Indian postage stamp celebrating 50 years space cooperation between the two countries at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 10, 2015. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on April 10 he had asked France to supply his air force with 36 Rafale fighter jets, after years of wrangling over the deal. AFP.
9. French president Francois Hollande (3rd R) meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2nd L) at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 10, 2015.
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French president Francois Hollande (3rd R) meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2nd L) at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 10, 2015. India's prime minister kicked off his maiden trip to Europe on April 10 with all eyes on a potential multi-billion-euro fighter jet deal with France, hailed as the "contract of the century." AFP.
10. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech on April 10, 2015 at the UNESCO building in Paris.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech on April 10, 2015 at the UNESCO building in Paris. Modi was on a two day state visit in France during which he met French President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace before touring the Airbus facilities in Toulouse on April 11, 2015. AFP.
