Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla meets French diplomat; discusses defence, security issues
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday held a “productive meeting” with Alice Guitton, France’s Director-General of International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS), throughout which they mentioned Indo-Pacific area and maritime safety, defence partnership and regional safety cooperation.
Shringla is in France on a week-long three-nation Europe tour, he’ll later journey to Germany and the UK.
The Indian Embassy in France tweeted, “Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had a productive meeting with Ms. Alice Guitton, Director General, DGRIS with discussions on Indo-Pacific region & maritime security, defence partnership & regional security cooperation.”
Foreign Secretary @harshvshringla had a productive assembly with Ms. Alice Guitton, Director General,DGRIS with discussions on Indo-Pacific area & maritime safety, defence partnership & regional safety cooperation. @Armees_Gouv @MEAIndia @JawedAshraf5 @PMOIndia @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/Ucwikfvqk2
— India in France (@Indian_Embassy) October 30, 2020
Shringla met a cross-section of main French academia, media and members of thinktank teams. There was nice curiosity within the strengthening dynamics of the India-France strategic relationship.
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Calling France a steadfast good friend, Shringla outlined how each the nations are on the identical facet of the courtroom on a number of points.
“From terrorism to global warming, from maritime security to sustainable development, from norms-based international institutions to technology and innovation, we are inevitably on the same side of the court. Few countries have recognised the dangers of climate change with the clarity and consistency of India and France.”
Shringla’s go to to France got here because the nation grapples with one other terror assault.
Three individuals have died in a knife assault at a church in Nice on Thursday which was described by French President Emmanuel Macron as an “Islamist terrorist attack”.
About the threats of terrorism and radicalism, Shringla stated that radical ideology espouses violence and separatism, fairly often fanned and supported by international affect, including such forces search to destabilise pluralist societies.
“The events of the past week in Paris and Nice have been horrific. India stands by France. We cannot pretend such actions come from simply lone-wolf initiatives and misguided individuals. It was horrifying to hear about the two recent terrorist incidents in France, one of which, as is very often the case, had its origins in our western neighbourhood — Pakistan,” he stated.
“There is an infrastructure of radicalism, including its online manifestations, that comes into play. It has the backing of states and organised institutions. You know who they are. We cannot and should not postpone a coordinated and definitive response,” he added.
“For the past three decades, we have experienced what unbridled radicalism can wreak and what malevolent violent forces it can unleash. The civilised world needs to act together and act with firmness to address this threat to our cherished democratic value systems,” he added.
The Foreign Secretary additionally visited the Indian embassy the place he interacted with the officers.
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