Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a visit to France with both countries celebrating 25 years of strategic partnership.

• Amid several agreements, the two MoUs between the defense public sector undertakings (DPSUs) of both countries stand out as it calls for the fabrication of submarine and surface combatants and parts in the Indian cities of Mumbai and Kolkata for export to third countries.
• Mumbai-based Mazagon Dockyards Limited will jointly develop and manufacture Scorpene class submarines with the French Naval Group while Kolkata GRSE’s signed an MoU with the Naval Group to fabricate surface naval combatants for export.
• The manufacturing will be conducted for the purpose of export and will provide the required acceleration to the “Make in India" initiative of PM Modi-led NDA government.