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Macron, Modi sign military pact with an eye on China; top 10 developments

India, France signed a pact to facilitate the use of each other's military facilities amid China's expansion in Indo-Pacific region

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PM Narendra Modi welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi. Photo: @MEAIndia

BS Web Team New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday night received his counterpart French President Emmanuel Macron with his trademark hug at Palam's Air Force Station in New Delhi. On Saturday, India and France inked 14 pacts and pledged to deepen economic, security and defence ties between the two countries. 

Macron, who is in India on a four-day visit, was accompanied by his wife Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron, besides senior ministers from his cabinet. Macron and his wife on Saturday also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. 

A joint statement issued after the meeting of Narendra Modi and Emmanuel Macron said India and

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