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Narendra Modi on Thursday said the primary UN body cannot claim to be speaking for the world when its most populous country and the largest democracy is not a permanent member. He made the remark during an interview with French newspaper 'Les Echos' ahead of his two-day official visit to France that begins later on Thursday. On whether the credibility of UN was at stake, with India still not finding permanent membership of the UNSC, Prime Minister Modi said the UN was one of many global institutions that were founded in the wake of the Second World War, and it has to be seen whether they are representative of today's world, which has transformed a lot in the last eight decades.

France may adopt India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for faster payments, according to media reports. As per reports, the two countries will discuss the launch of UPI in France during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit. The launch will be along the lines of India-Singapore fast payment linkage.

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders with France's Naval Group, the report added. The ageing fleet of India's Russian-made platforms, Moscow's inability to perform maintenance work, and delays in India's indigenous manufacturing plans for parallel platforms have necessitated the two new defence deals. Details on the deal value are not known yet, Reuters said.

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders with France's Naval Group, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. This comes at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to France.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India's stand on the Ukraine war remains clear, transparent and consistent. Narendra Modi in an interview with Les Echos, a French financial newspaper, said, “India's stand has been clear, transparent and consistent.

Narendra Modi France Visit LIVE News: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a two-day visit to France on Thursday where he will attend the traditional Bastille Day military parade as guest of honour and discuss major new defence deals, AFP reported.French President Emmanuel Macron's red-carpet welcome for the Hindu nationalist leader comes weeks after Modi was given the rare honour of a White House state dinner in Washington -- a city he was once banned from visiting.Despite differences over the war in Ukraine and tensions over human rights in India, New Delhi and Western democracies are keen on deepening ties because of mutual concerns about China."India is one of the pillars of our Indo-Pacific strategy," an aide to Macron told reporters this week on condition of anonymity.Macron has made Modi guest of honour for the July 14 military parade, which kicks off France's national day celebrations, with the participation of Indian troops and Indian-flown French-made fighter jets underlining close defence ties.India is one of the biggest buyers of French arms, with Modi announcing a landmark deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets during a trip to Paris in 2015 that was worth around 4.0 billion euros ($4.24 billion) at the time.He is set to unveil the purchase of another 26 marine versions of the state-of-the-art aircraft during this visit, as well as a deal for three Scorpene-class submarines, according to reports by the Tribune news website in France and the Hindustan Times newspaper in India.

tax benefits, according to individuals familiar with the matter. As reported by The Economic Times, these discussions indicate a revived interest from the US-based electric vehicle manufacturer in India, which comes shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Tesla CEO Elon Musk during his recent visit to the United States, as stated by the sources.

Tesla has held discussions with union government officials, exploring the possibility of bringing its auto parts and electronics chain to India and of getting incentives and tax breaks in the process, said people with knowledge of the matter. The development signals the US-headquartered electric vehicle maker’s renewed interest in India, close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with the company’s chief executive Elon Musk during his trip to the US last month, said the people.

New Delhi: India and the United States on Wednesday jointly launched a call for collaborative proposals on “Critical and Emerging Technology: Quantum Technologies and Artificial Intelligence for Transforming Lives", the ministry of science & technology said in a statement. The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and the Secretariat for USISTEF have designed the program, which aims to foster technology innovation and entrepreneurship in commercially viable and socially relevant areas.

global legal framework for ease of doing business at the G20 with emphasis on greater opening up of trade and investment to lift growth, people familiar with the development told ET. The first draft revised declaration, to be discussed by the G20 sherpas at their third meeting under the Indian presidency beginning Thursday, has also received overwhelming backing from all members on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to include the African Union as a member. Modi had written a letter to all G20 heads of states proposing its inclusion in the membership and it is part of the draft declaration circulated to sherpas.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UAE later this week, India’s engagement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has gained momentum as discussions on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two parties resume.

The year 2023 marks an important and significant milestone for Indo-French relations as both countries celebrate the 25th anniversary of their strategic partnership, which was signed in 1998. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit France on 14 July, where he will be the Guest of Honour at the Bastille Day parade. France rarely invites a partner country on Bastille Day, making this visit particularly exceptional.

Gujarat government is holding talks with Foxconn over a semiconductor plant, a top government official told Reuters, days after the Taiwanese giant broke off a $19.5 billion joint-venture plan with India's Vedanta. «We are in touch with multiple prospective investors, including Foxconn… Gujarat is uniquely positioned to attract top chipmakers,» said Vijay Nehra, secretary of the science and technology department in Gujarat. Foxconn this week exited its project with Vedanta, which was also planned for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, citing issues such as slow progress.

Apple iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has announced it is backing out of a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd

BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's Vedanta (NYSE:VEDL) will enter the market for the manufacturing of chips and displays this year, group chairman Anil Agarwal said on Wednesday, days after its joint-venture partner Foxconn pulled out of the $19.5 billion chipmaking project.

Bastille Day celebrations in France, the Indian contingent expressed their excitement and said that it is a matter of pride for them to march with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the guest of honour. Lt Commander, Indian Navy, Disha Amrith said that they have been practising in France since June 8 and the entire contingent is feeling very proud. Speaking to ANI, Lt Commander Disha Amrith said, «We can't express what we are feeling right now.

moon in its third expedition on Friday in an attempt to put the country in an elite club of nations that accomplished lunar missions with a soft landing. 'Fat boy' LVM3-M4 rocket will carry Chandrayaan-3 as part of the country's ambitious moon mission as the Indian Space Research Organisation is gearing up for the hugely anticipated launch from this spaceport on July 14. The soft landing on moon's surface is planned for late August.

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address the inaugural session of the G20 conference on crime and security to be held in Gurugram on July 13, the ministry of home affairs said in a statement. The two-day 'G20 Conference on Crime and Security in the Age of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Artificial Intelligence and Metaverse' will bring together over 900 participants from member countries, nine special invitee countries, international bodies and technology leaders and domain experts from India and across the world, it added.

All India United Democratic Front President and MP Badruddin Ajmal termed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as Jumla. Ajmal while talking to media persons said, “Abrogation of article 370 what has changed in Kashmir rather situation has deteriorated. Triple Talaq according to Prime minister Narendra Modi and Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was the biggest problem of Muslim.

UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his comments on a «Rs 70,000 crore scam» by NCP, a day after a Pune trust selected the PM for Tilak National award and invited Sharad Pawar for the August 1 function as chief guest. Prominent among the invitees is Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar, who joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra as deputy chief minister on July 2 while eight MLAs of his camp were sworn in as ministers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honour as France celebrates Bastille Day later this week. The two countries are expected to ink strategic and economic tie-ups amid growing Western efforts to court the world's largest democracy. President Emmanuel Macron's red carpet welcome incidentally comes mere weeks after Modi was given the rare honour of a White House state dinner.