Aarti Srivastava :

Cooperation in the defense sector is the cornerstone of the Indo-French strategic partnership . There is a ministerial level defense dialogue between the two countries, which is held every year from . Not only this, regular defense exercises also take place between the armies of both the countries. E.g. Shakti exercise (for Army – last held in France in November 2022), Varuna exercise (for Navy Held in the Arabian Sea from March to April 3 2022,

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