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Jaishankar set to visit France next week

New Delhi: External affairs minister S Jaishankar plans to visit India's close strategic partner France next week as Paris remains a key partner both at the UN and on the battlefield to counter Pakistan-based terror infrastructure. While working closely with the US (a permanent UNSC member) from the West, India has increasingly relied on France to blunt Pakistan's initiatives in the UN Security Council (UNSC). Russia remains India's other critical partner in the UNSC on the Kashmir issue and terror. While France has been a strong counter-terror partner for decades, Indo-France defence industry partnership is gaining in salience. Rafale fighters, apart from S-400 and BrahMos missiles, played a critical role in blunting Pakistan's aggression during May 8-10. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Elegant New Scooters For Seniors In 2024: The Prices May Surprise You Mobility Scooter | Search Ads Learn More Undo Besides engaging his counterpart and other key stakeholders in Paris, Jaishankar may also address the inaugural India-French Track 1.5 dialogue in Marseilles, organised in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation. In February, during his visit to France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Marseilles along with French President Emmanuel Macron to inaugurate an Indian consulate there. Live Events Last month, a delegation of Indian MPs visited France.