PM Modi says India-France to manufacture first helicopter flying to the heights of Mount Everest | India News
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and France will jointly develop the world’s first helicopter that will fly to the heights of Mount Everest.In a joint press briefing with French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Modi The partnership between New Delhi and Paris “knows no boundaries” and can “reach from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains”.Ahead of the media briefing, PM Modi held wide-ranging discussions with Macron, with both leaders focusing on strengthening cooperation in trade, defence, energy and critical technologies.Macron arrived in Mumbai earlier in the day on a three-day visit, during which he will attend the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi and meet Modi.The visit comes after India cleared a long-standing proposal to acquire 114 Rafale fighter jets from France under a government-to-government framework, a deal described as one of the world’s largest military procurement programs in recent years.Sources told news agency PTI that deepening defense cooperation and expanding into critical and emerging technologies are among the top priorities guiding the next phase of bilateral relations.This is a developing story…
