Areas of cooperation Political/foreign relations : France is India’s reliable partner on issues relating to terrorism and Kashmir. France supports India’s for a seat as a permanent member of the UNSC and multilateral export control regimes (accession to MTCR in June 2016, Wassenaar Arrangement in 2017, the Australia Group in January 2018). at multilateral bodies: India support to France’s candidacy at the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA); France’s chairing of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) in 2020 Space joint mission of India’s Oceansat-3 satellite, Trishna satellite for thermal infrared imaging. inter-planetary missions to Mars and Venus. Joint Vision for Space Cooperation, 2018 constellation of micro-satellites for maritime surveillance. CNES ISRO for training programmes and bioastronautics for a human space flight- (Gaganyaan) by 2022. Defence relations France contribute to the “Make in India” programme in the defence sector. The firs...