(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: India, France Ties

Topic: India, France Ties

Guest:

Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, (Foreign Affairs Editor, Hindustan Times)
Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, (Former Ambassador)
Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva, (Centre for European Studies, JNU)

Topic Description:

France on Thursday backed India getting a permanent seat in the UN Security Council as the two countries expressed their resolve towards freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific and said they were committed towards multilateralism. In a joint statement issued after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, the two countries supported an inclusive peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan which is Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan controlled, leading to a lasting political solution. On Iran, they agreed that full compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian Nuclear Programme and the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 was needed to ensure regional and international peace and security and that current issues need to be resolved peacefully through dialogue. The two nations also vowed to fight against violent and hateful content online as they affirmed their commitment to an open and reliable cyberspace.