Macron, Modi Vow To 'act Jointly' In Indo-Pacific After Subs Dispute
Faizan Hashmi Published September 21, 2021 | 08:23 PM
President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday vowed to "act jointly" in the Indo-Pacific region, the French presidency said, as a row with Australia and the US intensifies over an aborted French submarine contract
Paris, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Sep, 2021 ) :President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday vowed to "act jointly" in the Indo-Pacific region, the French presidency said, as a row with Australia and the US intensifies over an aborted French submarine contract.
In telephone talks, both leaders said they would "act jointly in an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific area", just under a week after Australia pulled out of a submarine contract with France, opting instead for US submarines as part of a Pacific alliance with Washington and the UK.
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