Like every year, a country is in the spotlight and this year it is India. Two hundred and forty Indian soldiers will parade, including ” three bursts “, remember the Parisian, since New Delhi already has “ 34 of these hunters French, specifies the daily.
On the Champs-Élysées, note Le Figarothose are ” soldiers of the 26th Punjab regiment who will parade “. It is one of the oldest units in India, underlines the daily.
This regiment also fought in France remembert the Parisian : it was in 1916, during the First World War. The daily recalls that 9000 Indians participated in the Great War on French and Belgian soil “.
But beyond the fights led together, the presence of Narendra Modi’s India during the parade is highly commented on by the press. ” The parade praises a non-aligned country, India, which is now rising among the world powers », notes Le Figaro.
For the crossthis is proof that France ” looking for a place in Asia “. The daily notes that: Paris rolls out the red carpet for Narendra Modi “.
The Indian Prime Minister the world qualified for ” essential and controversial partner “. The daily notes that Emmanuel Macron’s invitation […] drew criticism. But in nine years of power, the cantor of the‘”Hindu” confirmed India’s place as a leading geopolitical player on the international scene. […] The former pariah is celebrated in Washington, courted in Paris, now well established, in these times of great uncertainty, in his role as an essential partner of Western chancelleries and those of the global South. “, underline the world who sees in Narendra Modi a man “ capable of dialogue with Russia as well as with Japan or Saudi Arabia “.
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Indian side, observe Le Figaro : “ France is a useful ally against the other American, Russian and Chinese giants. ” And ” with pragmatism, adds the daily, Paris does not interfere in the affairs of the Hindu nationalist government “. A relationship which is however not exclusive: Narendra Modi was received with honor in Washington by Joe Biden in June, recalls Le Figaro.
And yet, notice the world : Indian Prime Minister come a long way “: ” Formerly accused of complicity in the anti-Muslim pogroms that bloodied the state of Gujarat in 2002, which he then led, he was banned from entering the United States for a decade. “, specifies the daily.
But The cross observes that ” on the economic level, the Indian market excites the greed of the world ” with its ” 1 billion 400 million inhabitants and a growth of around 6% per year “. For the daily, Oliver Da Lage, associate researcher at Iris and specialist in India, summarizes : “ The need that Westerners have of India pushes them to ignore certain things. On the Indian side, this demonstrates that the country is courted and that Westerners are not in a position to intervene in the internal situation. For Narendra Modi, who will face elections in less than a year, it is very important adds the researcher.
New African Military Partnership
Le Figaro note that if French military engagement in the Sahel has changed form. He also changes his face in the July 14 military parade. This year, around forty young Africans educated in six high schools and military schools will be welcomed with their “emblems” among the French troops, as the mark of a relationship that is redefining itself “. The daily refers to partnerships as ” the French Ministry of the Armed Forces and several African prytanees and military schools and the four French military high schools […] Young people from Africa will be educated there from the start of the next school year. “.
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Le Figaro quotes the General Staff for which ” it’s about creating momentum. […] I am convinced that these links will last and that tomorrow, when we have to work together, when we have to understand each other, it will probably be possible to act differently. “, assures the head of human resources of the army.
And it’s not just a question of military cooperation, he adds in the columns of the Figaro. The issue is also civil. ” These African high schools do not necessarily prepare to be soldiers. These are schools of excellence.[…]France seeks to forge links with the future leaders with whom tomorrow we will have to work “, he concludes.
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