Macron’s India go to: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday gifted a replica of the recently-inaugurated Ram Mandir to French President Emmanuel Macron in Jaipur throughout the latter’s two-day go to to India. Macron was invited because the Chief Guest for the seventy fifth Republic Day celebrations on Friday in the nationwide capital and started his go to from Rajasthan.
Macron arrived in Jaipur on Thursday afternoon and was acquired by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma amongst others. After a go to to Amber Fort the place he interacted with native artists and college students, Macron met PM Modi at Jantar Mantar and each leaders held a roadshow from there to Jaipur’s iconic Hawa Mahal.
PM Modi was additionally seen explaining the UPI cost system to Macron as the 2 leaders visited an area store throughout their go to to Hawa Mahal. Notably, UPI is a system that powers a number of financial institution accounts right into a single cell software (of any collaborating financial institution), merging a number of banking options, seamless fund routing, and service provider funds into one hood. It permits customers to switch cash via their cell gadget across the clock.
The two leaders may even try to enhance bilateral cooperation in a variety of areas, together with digital area, defence, commerce, clear power, youth exchanges, and easing of visa norms for Indian college students, in accordance to sources. It is predicted that India’s proposed procurement of 26 Rafale-M (marine model) fighter jets and three Scorpene submarines would additionally determine in the talks between PM Modi and Macron, in addition to the scenario in the Middle East, Ukraine and Indo-Pacific.
President Macron shall be accompanied by a ministerial delegation comprising Stephane Sejourne (Europe and Foreign Affairs), Sebastien Lecornu (Armed Forces) and Rachida Dati (Culture), a enterprise delegation together with eminent personalities, together with ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, in accordance to a French readout.
Notably, that is the sixth time a French chief would be the chief visitor at Republic Day celebrations right here in the nationwide capital. Before Macron, former French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac was the Chief visitor on India’s Republic Day celebrations in 1976 and 1998, as had been former Presidents Valery Giscard d’Estaing, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Francois Hollande in the years 1980, 2008 and 2016, respectively.
PM Modi was the visitor of honour on the prestigious Bastille Day Parade in Paris in July final yr. “President Macron’s visit will consolidate the ambitious renewal of the France-India strategic partnership that the two leaders decided on in Paris on July 14 through the ‘Horizon 2047 Roadmap’,” the readout mentioned.
Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha
The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ of Ram Lalla idol in the grand Ram Mandir was carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ayodhya on Monday. It was an historic second for the nation because the 500-year-old battle to see the Ram Temple lastly turned out to be fruitful. A Diwali-like celebrations had been witnessed throughout the nation.
Thousands of temples, authorities buildings, railway stations, establishments, retailers, had been adorned to have a good time the event. Ayodhya witnessed fireworks, gentle and sound present in the night to commemorate the occasion. Several ghats in the nation had been additionally adorned, lit up in particular lights to welcome Lord Ram. Religious processions, neighborhood langars had been additionally organised in varied cities. Overall, the nation was in a festive temper on the inauguration day of Ram Mandir.
(with ANI inputs)
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