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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and France would jointly manufacture the world’s first helicopter that would fly to the heights of Mount Everest.During the joint press briefing alongside French president Emmanuel Macron, PM Modi said the partnership between New Delhi and Paris “knows no boundaries” and that it “can reach from deep oceans to the tallest mountains”.Before the media briefing, PM Modi held comprehensive talks with Macron, with both leaders focusing on strengthening cooperation in trade, defence, energy and critical technologies.Macron arrived in Mumbai earlier in the day on a three-day visit, during which he is scheduled to attend the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi and meet Modi.The visit comes shortly after India cleared a long-pending proposal to acquire 114 Rafale fighter jets from France under a government-to-government framework, a deal described as one of the world’s largest military procurement programmes in recent years.Sources told news agency PTI that deepening defence collaboration and expanding engagement in critical and emerging technologies are among the top priorities guiding the next phase of bilateral ties.This is a developing story…
