French Consulate in Bengaluru receives threat letter
A letter was sent to the French consulate in Bengaluru demanding that France’s president Francois Hollande cancel his upcoming visit to India.
In an unusual move, this year even French troops will be marching along side Indian troops during the Republic Day parade.
The French ambassador praised the security forces in New Delhi for working with French officials closely to prevent any attack on the visiting delegation, but said it was “sad” the threat letter had been leaked.
Iran’s return to the global scene is “now possible” after a nuclear deal saw sanctions lifted against the country, French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday.
Noting that there are strong defence ties between India and France, he said it was expected that the “special and strategic” ties will be taken forward during the visit.
In Chandigarh, Hollande and French business leaders will meet with Indian counterparts eager to boost bilateral trade, which in 2014 stood at $8.6 billion. “Work is being conducted with a lot of energy”. “The situation in India”, he said.
In an interview with the BBC, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said the state of emergency should be maintained “the time necessary… till we can get rid of Daesh (Islamic State)”. Economists have warned that if the French and German economies collapse the ensuing domino effect would bring down the entire eurozone and severely damage the global economy at a time when it is already under considerable stress.
During the 50s, Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier developed Chandigarh as India’s first Smart City. New Delhi can also be attempting to motivate businesses that are German to make use of the economic growth in India.
Earlier, Hollande’s office had said that the government would decide within days whether to extend a three-month state of emergency put in place after coordinated jihadist attacks killed 130 in Paris on November 13.
President Hollande will arrive in Chandigarh on Sunday, and is expected to be received there by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
As many as 71 high-rise buildings in the vicinity of Rajpath in the national capital will be shut down either partially or completely on or before January 25 in view of Republic Day celebrations.