PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron were jointly awarded the UN's highest environmental honour for their work in championing the International Solar Alliance and promoting new areas of cooperation on environmental action.
Speaking to the press on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, Macron described Rafale as a "government-to-government" discussion.
The victory came at a time when many French were in need of good news, and the magic provided a sense that a grand coming together might at least paper over political, economic and social fissures for a while.
It was a rousing evening for a president who went through a range of emotions at the Luzhniki Stadium.
In yet another terrorist attack on capital of France, a knife yielding man stabbed five people in a popular neighbourhood on Saturday night. One of his victims was killed while four others were being treated for injuries.
Trump said the 2015 agreement, which included Germany, France and Britain, was a “horrible one-sided deal that should never ever have been made.” He added that the United States “will be instituting the highest level of economic sanction.”
The comment quickly sparked some lighthearted reaction on social media and in the Australian press amid lively conjecture about the French leader’s intent.
From inking 14 crucial agreements to inaugurating the biggest solar power plant of Uttar Pradesh, Macron and Modi are headed to a closer understanding between the two nations.
The prime minister and the French president pressed a button to energise the solar panels and dedicated the 75 MW facility to the people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday jointly inaugurated 101 megawatt solar power plant at Dadar Kala village in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
Modi will receive the French President, who will arrive by a special plane at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International airport here today morning, the official said.
"The French Development Agency will allocate additional 700 million euros to its commitment to solar energy by 2022," the French President said at the summit.
ISA is a treaty-based international body for promotion of solar energy in alliance with 121 countries, which are fully or partially between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
India-France bilateral trade rose to USD 10.96 billion (8.91 billion euro) in 2016-17 from USD 8.3 billion (6.74 billion euro) in 2015-16.
The French President is in India for a four-day visit that began on Friday evening. He was speaking at a town hall interaction session with students at Bikaner House here.
The agreements were signed after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, including on the changing security dynamics in the Indian Ocean and Pacific.
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