At the meeting the two sides agreed on a range of measures to expand military-to-military ties which includes enhancing the scope of their joint exercises in particular the "Varuna" naval exercise scheduled for early 2018.
During the meeting it was decided that both countries will also actively explore additional measures to facilitate operational level interactions between their respective armed forces.
France assured that India’s interest of having 'Make in India' components of India will be taken care of if India decides to go in for another 36 Rafale fighters after the first 36 jets are delivered to IAF by 2022 under the deal inked in September 2017.
India and France decided to expand their military cooperation in the strategically key Indo-Pacific region.
The two sides also agreed to expand counter-terror cooperation.
India and France held wide-ranging talks aimed at further boosting defence and security ties with a focus on co-development of military platforms and enhancing cooperation in the maritime sphere.
