Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, the chief guest for India’s 75th Republic Day celebrations, at hotel Taj Rambagh Palace in Jaipur.
The discussions encompass vital aspects of the bilateral India-France relationship and address various geopolitical challenges.
Modi accompanied Macron to Jantar Mantar and both leaders also held a roadshow in the Pink City, where the visitor was presented with a replica of Ayodhya’s Ram temple and offered masala chai from a teashop before the leaders sat down for bilateral talks.
Macron, who is the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations in Delhi on January 26, also visited the hilltop Amber Palace, Jantar Mantar observatory and Hawa Mahal in a carefully curated tour that ended at an iconic palace-turned-hotel.
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06:19 PM (IST): PM Modi and French President Macron visit Jantar Mantar, the famous solar observatory established by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, in Rajasthan’s Jaipur
05:49 PM (IST): PM Modi and French President Macron will visit the Jantar Mantar, the famous solar observatory established by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh in Jaipur today. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in July 2010. It includes a set of eighteen instruments and is the biggest stone observatory in the world. It consists of various instruments which include the Laghu Samrat Yantra which is a Sun Dial that can help to calibrate local time to an accuracy of 20 seconds.
05:30 PM (IST): French President Emmanuel Macron interacts with Indian students at Amber Fort in Jaipur
04:37 PM (IST): PM Modi reaches Jaipur to meet French President Macron
04:34 PM (IST): WATCH: Macron interacts with dignitaries during his visit to Amer Fort in Jaipur
04:12 PM (IST): Macron appreciates Rajasthani painting art, interacts with artists, at Jaipur’s Amber Fort
04:00 PM (IST): At Amber Fort, Macron is accompanied by EAM Jaishankar and Rajasthan Deputy CM Diya Kumari
03:58 PM (IST): On 26 January, Macron will attend the Republic Day parade and attend reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Later, he will attend the State Banquet, at the invitation of the President of India Droupadi Murmu
03:55 PM (IST): Macron has previously been in India on a state visit in March 2018 and on an official visit in September 2023 for the G20 Summit in New Delhi
03:53 PM (IST): PM Modi and Macron will hold in-depth bilateral talks in Jaipur later on Thursday
03:50 PM (IST): At Amber Fort, Macron met school students gathered there to welcome him
03:47 PM (IST): French President Emmanuel Macron receives a traditional welcome at Amer Fort in Jaipur
03:45 PM (IST): According to reports, Macron will spend few moments of his stay in Jaipur savouring the sites – and perhaps some roadside chai – before engaging in talks with PM Modi. Details made available by officials earlier suggest the French leader is also expected to do some shopping in the touristy area
03:40 PM (IST): Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma shared pictures of him “warmly welcoming and felicitating” Macron at Jaipur airport today
03:30 PM (IST): Macron had accepted the last minute invite for the Republic Day 2024 celebration, which is seen as a mark on the strength of the bilateral relations between India and France
03:28 PM (IST): Macron India Visit Day 1 Schedule
03:26 PM (IST): Macron’s visit comes as the Centre and the French government continue to negotiate multi-billion dollar deals for French fighter jets and submarines for the army
03:22 PM (IST): France is eyeing lucrative trade deals with India, world’s fifth-biggest economy (AFP)
03:21 PM (IST): A red carpet welcome including a parade of decorated elephants awaited Macron after landing in Jaipur, AFP report said
03:19 PM (IST): Macron and PM Modi will hold a road show from Jantar Mantar to Hawa Mahal before holding a meeting at Hotel Rambagh Palace Thursday evening
03:18 PM (IST): Both Macron and PM Modi are scheduled to visit Amber Fort, Jantar Mantar and Hawa Mahal
03:10 PM (IST): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, will also reach Jaipur later today
03:05 PM (IST): Macron was received by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma at the Jaipur airport
02:56 PM (IST): French President Macron arrives in Jaipur, Rajasthan as part of his two-day State visit to India
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