The crew of the first batch of Rafale aircraft prepares to take off from Merignac. (PTI)
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The ceremony will be attended by the Minister of Defense, Rajnath Singh, and the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly. The Chief of the Defense Staff, General Bipin Rawat, and the Chief of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria will also be present.
Defense ministers will hold bilateral talks after the induction ceremony. Parly is also scheduled to meet with national security adviser Ajit Doval.
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The “wide-ranging talks will cover, among other things, the industry and technology partnership in line with the Make in India program; defense operational cooperation, in particular maritime security in the Indo-Pacific; modalities of continuation of joint exercises of the armed forces in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic; cooperation against terrorism; as well as important regional and international strategic issues ”, stated the French embassy.
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