Context: 

• French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting India as the Chief Guest of the Republic day Ceremony. In this juncture, the new opportunities to take the relations between the nations are to be explored.

New Opportunities:

• The rapidly changing international context, with developments in Ukraine, the Middle East, and the potential return of Trump in the US, should lend urgency to India and France’s cooperation.
• Both countries need to adapt to the possibility of a less engaged US and rethink concepts like “multipolarity” and “strategic autonomy” in this new context.
• Peace in Ukraine and the Middle East is a common priority for both nations. In view of a US withdrawal both countries need to expand their role in these conflict areas.
• Building up on the Horizon 2047 partnership between the countries by including different aspects like defence cooperation, technological exchanges and free trade regime with the European Union. 

The real value of the visit lies in coming together to address the regional and global issues and adapting to a new international landscape.