India will participate in France-led naval drill La Perouse for the first time in the Bay of Bengal In April 5-7.
- Besides India, Australia, Japan and the US will also participate in La Perouse.
- After La Perouse, another important naval exercise, the India-French Varuna exercise, will also take place.
- The strategic relationship between France and India, which has been on an upward trajectory ever since France was supportive of India’s nuclear tests in 1998 when most of the western world’s first reaction was to impose sanctions, has expanded considerably in the last two decades.
(Source: AIR)
