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India holds India-France Defence Dialogue; talks on ‘Make in India’

One of the main topics of discussion during the meeting was 'Make in India'-focused defence industrial cooperation

, and Sruthi Subramanian

November 29, 2022 . 2:00 PM

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French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu (R) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh at the Fourth Annual India-France Defence Dialogue in New Delhi on November 28, 2022. Photograph: Twitter/@RajnathSingh

Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh and Minister of the French Republic's Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu conducted the Fourth Annual India-France Defence Dialogue at Raksha Mantri, New Delhi on Nov. 28, 2022. The conversation covered a wide range of bilateral, regional, defence, and industrial cooperation concerns.

**French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu (R) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh before taking a guard of honour in New Delhi on November 28, 2022. Photograph: Rajeev Bhatt**

The Ministers had a close look at the ongoing, notably expanded military-to-military cooperation to strengthen maritime exchanges & increase the scope & complexity of bilateral exercises.