New account, previous hacked • Fellow @CSEP_org Delhi • Research: India, foreign policy, South Asia, connectivity, history, geopolitics • Non-Res @BrookingsFP
Dec 22, 2023 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
1. There are several reasons why India would have decided to invite Pres. Macron -- and I suspect one of them is to reward France for its political realism:
Unlike other Western capitals, Paris has rarely if ever commented or acted on India's internal affairs. [thread]
2. This reflects a French approach to international politics which is not new, yet still distinct from the American, British or even German one.
It also indicates an exceptional French *political* understanding of "strategic autonomy" which is largely congruent with India's.
