Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Catherine Colona's recent two-days visit to India has brought both the nations even closer. She met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and national security advisor, Ajit Doval. France shares with India the concerns about China's Indo-Pacific aggression. Ms Colona did mention that she is aware of the various challenges that have emerged in Indo-Pacific region because of China. Both the countries wish to expand the bilateral relations to new areas such as blue economy (fisheries, maritime transport, tourisms) and Ocean Governance. India is going to be the "Country of Honour" during a "Sea Tech Week" to be held in Brest France. Both the countries are looking at two major trilateral partnerships, one with UAE and another one with Australia with the main focus on Indo-Pacific. They agreed on establishing Indo-Pacific Trilateral Development Cooperation Fund t...