(HT)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit France, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for bilateral meetings that will focus on issues ranging from defence and security cooperation to energy security and the Indo-Pacific.
After completing his visits to the UAE and Bahrain, Modi will jet back to France to attend the outreach session of the G7 Summit in Biarritz. The prime minister will first travel to Paris during August 22-23 for a bilateral meeting with President Emmanuel Macron. He will also participate in an event for the Indian community, people familiar with developments said.
Defence and security cooperation and regional and global issues, such as the situation in Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific, are expected to figure in discussions between the two sides. France, along with the US, played a key role in blocking a recent move by Pakistan to seek an open and formal meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the situation in Kashmir, the people said.
