Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi began his four-day official visit to France on 23 Feb 2025 to strengthen India-France defence cooperation. He will receive a Guard of Honour and meet French Army Chief General Pierre Schill in Paris.
On 24 Feb, he will visit Marseille to discuss the French Army’s 3rd Division, bilateral exercise SHAKTI, and modernisation programme (Scorpion). On 25 Feb, he will visit the Neuve Chapelle Indian War Memorial to honor Indian soldiers of World War I and deliver a talk at Ecole de Guerre on modern warfare and India’s strategic vision.
