JAIPUR, India: President Emmanuel Macron was given a red carpet reception in India on Thursday with a welcome parade of elephants, as France eyes lucrative deals with the world´s fifth-largest.
President Emmanuel Macron was guest of honour Thursday for India's pomp-filled annual military parade, in a state visit aimed at shoring up France's strategic ties with the world's fifth-largest economy.India's economy and its huge market have helped the Modi government sidestep questions around its human rights record at home, differences over the war in Ukraine and its traditional ties with Russia.
French President Emmanuel Macron was given a red carpet reception in India on Thursday with a welcome parade of elephants, as France eyes lucrative deals with the world's fifth-largest economy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Macron for a banquet in a 19th-century maharaja's palace, and on Friday the French leader…