India and France have agreed to “act jointly” in the Indo-Pacific to keep the region stable, rules-based and free of any hegemony, the French president’s office said on Tuesday after Emmanuel Macron held a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid Paris’ strong criticism of Australia-UK-US (AUKUS ) partnership and Australia’s cancellation of a $40 billion French submarine order.
According to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office here, Modi and Macron reviewed the increasing bilateral collaboration in the Indo-Pacific region and the important role that the India-France partnership plays in promoting stability and security in the region.