Arab, Kurdish forces to get more support to fight Islamic State: Hollande

Separately, police arrested four men in the northern state of Uttarakhand on Wednesday on suspicion of planning an attack in New Delhi.

“Highest possible security cover will be given in Delhi in the run up to the Republic Day and during the celebration where the French President will be the chief guest”, a Home Ministry official said.

High on the agenda will be India’s desire to purchase 36 Rafale combat planes for its air force, which Modi had announced during a visit to Paris in April, touching off several rounds of negotiations over pricing, offsets and servicing.

His visit is capped by Hollande by joining a two-time march exhibiting the military equipment in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Hollande will also lay the foundation for the Interim Secretariat of the International Solar Alliance in Gurgaon on January 25.

A letter allegedly conveying Al Qaeda’s warning to French President Fancois Hollande not to visit India for the coming Republic Day parade has been received, Bengaluru Police said on Thursday. “It is a single-page letter with a map of India in the background”.

“India and France are carrying out Shakti 2016 in Rajasthan which reflects our common interests”, French Ambassador to India Francois Richier said on Friday, referring to the joint exercise under way in Rajasthan, which focusses on counter-terror and counter-insurgency operations.

“These measures do not seem to adjust to the fundamental principles of necessity and proportionality”, they said in the communication sent to French authorities. “Moreover, words bearing in English as well as in French languages can also be seen there, as we have been working to write some words there”, said a senior UT official.

“There will be a new space programme in relation to observation and prevention of climate change”.

France is keen to develop Chandigarh along with Nagpur and Puducherry under the Union Government’s Smart City project.

The three-month state of emergency was declared after the terrorists attack that killed 130 people in Paris on 13 November.

“In all these areas, we expect some forward progress during the French president’s visit”, he said.

The two will also attend a CEO’s forum before leaving for the national capital in the evening of January 24. In most cases, in India, there is a lot of competition.