Le président français, Nicolas Sarkozy est en Inde !

[Sarkozy in India for 2 days][speech-bubble : See, I can do that also!]

Caricature from Snut

The French president is in India since the 4th of December. After B. Obama and before Wen Jiabao (the Chinese prime minister), Sarkozy's visit marks the fact that France "recognizes" India as the second driving force in the world-growth.

Sarkozy will also lobby on behalf of French companies chasing multi-billion-dollar Indian contracts for fighter jets and nuclear technology.

Even if the French president said that no contract will be signed during the visit, this diplomatic travel was above all to reinforce the partnership between the two countries. France is the fifth commercial partner of India in Europe with 5.36 billions of trade.

Link to a French article in Le Monde : http://www.lemonde.fr/asie-pacifique/article/2010/12/03/en-inde-nicolas-sarkozy-veut-renforcer-le-poids-de-la-france_1448854_3216.html