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France wants to be India's partner in building domestic defence industries
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France wants to be India's partner in building domestic defence industries

| @indiablooms | 22 Jan 2023, 05:57 pm

Panaji: France wants to be a partner in the process of building a national industrial base for defence industries in India, French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain has said, media reported.

Lenain said France has understood the vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India) and is committed to providing the best technologies to Indian forces without restrictions, according to a report in the media.

He was speaking to the media on board the French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle which took part in the Indo-French naval exercise 'Varuna' off the Goa coast.

He emphasized that India and France can co-produce a lot of equipment to serve the needs of the defence and space sectors.

The French envoy said his country wants to be a partner in India’s efforts to build a national industrial base for defence industries, adding that France is a great option when India wants to diversify its suppliers.

France wants to come forward to co-develop and co-produce equipment with India, he said.

The Indo-French naval exercise that began here on January 16 culminated on Friday.

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