Indian Flankers in France

摘要

The latest Garuda was organised at Base Aerienne 118 'Colonel Rozanoff at Mont-de-Marsan in southwest France between July 1-12. This training is an extension of France's wider efforts to build relationships in the Indo-Pacific region. It aims to improve levels of interoperability between French and Indian aircrews in both air defence and ground-attack missions. Strategic co-operation between France and India dates back to 1951, with a first agreement involving the Indian and French atomic energy commissions, and, ever since, has developed and expanded in scope. French President Jacques Chirac and India's Prime Minister I K Gujral signed a strategic partnership in January 1998 which was then launched during Prime Minister A B Vajpayee's visit to Paris in September the same year.