India-France Relations – All You Need To Know

Last year’s crisis demonstrated the limitations and vulnerabilities of countries and multilateral institutions in dealing with global threats. With India and France enjoying similar aspirations and interests like in the areas of Indo-Pacific, climate change etc., both countries can cooperate towards multilateral rules-based world order. For this, both countries must work towards strengthening bilateral ties and proactively addressing common challenges plaguing the world.

History of India-France relations:

Medieval times:

• The interactions began in the 17th century with the coming of a French traveller named Francois Bernier to India and becoming Aurangzeb’s physician. He document