https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France’s Indian community will be hosting a number of Diwali events across the country in the last days of October. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191022/where-to-celebrate-diwali-in-france-in-2019 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:59:01 +0200 where-to-celebrate-diwali-in-france-in-2019 French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for solar projects in developing countries, as world leaders met in India to promote greater investment in renewable energy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180311/macron-pledges-700-million-euros-for-new-solar-projects Sun, 11 Mar 2018 13:09:17 +0100 macron-pledges-700-million-euros-for-new-solar-projects French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said defence ties with India had reached a new high after the two nations signed a key security accord for the Indian Ocean to counter China's growing influence in the region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180310/macron-modi-love-on-show-as-france-courts-india Sat, 10 Mar 2018 09:36:15 +0100 macron-modi-love-on-show-as-france-courts-india French rail giant Alstom on Saturday said it had inked a deal to supply three Indian companies running metro train services in Mumbai, Jaipur and Chennai. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180310/frances-alstom-inks-75-million-supply-deal-with-india-metro-firms Sat, 10 Mar 2018 17:29:14 +0100 frances-alstom-inks-75-million-supply-deal-with-india-metro-firms Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday to go "above and beyond" the Paris Agreement on climate change, after the US said it would quit the deal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170603/modi-tells-macron-india-will-go-beyond-paris-climate-accord Sat, 03 Jun 2017 18:23:41 +0200 modi-tells-macron-india-will-go-beyond-paris-climate-accord The less-than-supersonic sale of French Rafale fighter jets to India has highlighted the obstacles facing foreign arms firms seeking to do business with the world's biggest weapons importer. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160925/french-fighter-jet-deal-an-indian-saga Sun, 25 Sep 2016 11:07:37 +0200 french-fighter-jet-deal-an-indian-saga France's President Francois Hollande played down the prospect of a swift conclusion to a drawn-out deal for New Delhi to buy 36 French jet fighters as he began a three-day visit to India Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160124/france-edges-closer-to-huge-deal-for-jet-fighters-to-india Sun, 24 Jan 2016 20:04:03 +0100 france-edges-closer-to-huge-deal-for-jet-fighters-to-india The Indian government is cracking down on online pornography but a list of sites blocked by authorities contains at least one surprise addition: French regional news site Le Dauphiné Libéré. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150804/french-news-site-labelled-porn-by-india Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:10:35 +0200 french-news-site-labelled-porn-by-india Once persona non grata in Europe, India's prime minister Narendra Modi will be welcomed with open arms in Paris on Friday as he kicks off his maiden visit to the continent to woo investors to his fast-growing economy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150410/indias-modi-france-nuclear-jets Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:18:15 +0200 indias-modi-france-nuclear-jets Carrefour, the world's second largest retailer, is working on a plan to exit India, media reports said Saturday, amid political uncertainty about the future of multi-brand retail in the South Asian giant. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140503/frances-carrefour-to-quit-india-reports Sat, 03 May 2014 14:41:00 +0200 frances-carrefour-to-quit-india-reports French President François Hollande and former partner Valérie Trierweiler went their separate ways on Monday as they hope to turn the page after their high profile split. While Hollande headed to Turkey most of the attention was on Trierweiler who braved the press in India. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140127/franois-and-valrie-go-their-separate-ways Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:02:00 +0100 franois-and-valrie-go-their-separate-ways Two more foreign female travelers reported this week they were raped in India, prompting France and Britain to officially warn their travelers to be careful. How can visitors keep themselves safe? https://www.thelocal.fr/20140117/france-tourists-warned-about-rape-threat-in-india Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:26:00 +0100 france-tourists-warned-about-rape-threat-in-india Lawyers for a French consular official in southern India accused of raping his three-year-old daughter said Saturday DNA samples prove his client was innocent of any crime. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130616/dna-will-clear-french-official-in-india-rape-case-lawyer Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:11:00 +0200 dna-will-clear-french-official-in-india-rape-case-lawyer Unknown in France, but a superstar on the streets of India, Kalki Koechlin says of herself: “My skin is white, but my heart is brown.” Known for playing the complex foreign woman in Bollywood movies, she is our French Face of the Week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130503/frances-complicated-white-girl-in-bollywood Fri, 03 May 2013 19:03:00 +0200 frances-complicated-white-girl-in-bollywood India's negotiations with France's Dassault Aviation on a $12-billion deal for Rafale fighter jets have stalled due to disagreements over the production of the planes in India, a report said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130405/frances-12-billion-fighter-jet-deal-with-india-stalls Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:34:00 +0200 frances-12-billion-fighter-jet-deal-with-india-stalls France’s embassy in India is seeking to warn French women to be particularly vigilant when visiting the country, French media reported on Wednesday. It comes after a series of recent high-profile rapes of foreign and Indian women. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130327/french-embassy-in-india-warns-women-after-recent-rapes Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:15:00 +0100 french-embassy-in-india-warns-women-after-recent-rapes French President Francois Hollande embarked on a fresh push Thursday to clinch a $12-billion sale of Rafale fighter jets as he held talks in India on his first visit to Asia since taking office. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130214/hollande-begins-crucial-trade-offensive-in-india Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:41:00 +0100 hollande-begins-crucial-trade-offensive-in-india An Indian mother whose daughter was allegedly raped by her French father has asked France's Foreign Ministry to explain why their diplomats are providing support for him but not the little girl. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130206/rape-accused-diplomats-lawyers-meet-hollande Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:30:00 +0100 rape-accused-diplomats-lawyers-meet-hollande A French panel which monitors application of OECD principles will hear a complaint alleging that tyre company Michelin breached locals' rights when it built a factory in southeast India, a statement issued by the groups said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121025/probe-launched-into-michelin-indian-factory Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:42:00 +0200 probe-launched-into-michelin-indian-factory A bag of Indian diplomatic mail is set to be delivered more than 46 years late after it was found on Mont Blanc in the French Alps, close to where an Air India plane crashed in January 1966. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120829/indian-mail-found-in-alps-46-years-after-crash Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:41:00 +0200 indian-mail-found-in-alps-46-years-after-crash