Prez Macron sells Rafale, PM Modi buys China antidote; top 10 developments

French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first International Solar Alliance Summit. Delivering the inaugural address, President Macron said that both PM Modi and he were committed to the well being of the planet and would take concrete steps to fight climate change. PM Modi said that studying ancient India can provide answers to how climate change can be fought.

President Macron arrived in India on Friday. Since then, he has inked deals worth $16 trillion dollars with India, advised Indian students and taken their questions on myriad topics, and most importantly, created an outline for India-France strategic partnership with PM Modi.

The highlight of the visit for as yet has been the purchase of 36 Rafale jets over and above the planned 36, that President Macron called the ''heart of India-France strategic partnership''. The government has been hush-hush over the Rafale deal and has kept mum on the doubling of the initial order.