"I am travelling to France on an official visit at the invitation of my friend Emmanuel Macron, President of France, from July 13-14," Modi said in his departure statement.
The two sides are also inching closer to seal a deal under which French defence major Safran and an Indian entity will jointly develop an aircraft engine in India
In response to the ongoing protests, France president Emmanuel Macron blamed the public's uproar on video games and social media platforms such as Snapchat and TikTok
French President Emmanuel Macron accused social media of playing a “considerable role” in encouraging copycat acts of violence as the country tries to tamp down protests
At least 421 people were arrested in the protests from Thursday night into Friday morning, CNN quoted Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin as saying to the local BFMTV.
Video footage of the attack uploaded to social media shows a little playground where children are running around, while their parents and minders are also present.
N Chandrasekaran has been honoured with France's highest order of merit, Legion d'Honneur, for bolstering relations and building business between India and France