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Tata and Airbus have signed an agreement to manufacture helicopters together. The two companies sealed a deal to set up a helicopter assembly line in India amid French President Emmanuel Macron’s Republic Day visit to the country.
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra also said the two countries agreed on a defense and industrial roadmap and an agreement on defense space partnership.
“An industrial partnership between Tata and Airbus Helicopters for the production of H125 helicopters with a significant indigenous and localization component…”, the senior official explained.
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Airbus and Tata already have multiple agreements in place. Recently, Tata Advanced Systems announced an agreement to manufacture and supply Airbus with components for commercial aircraft such as the A320 and A350. Additionally, the Indian company will assemble the Airbus C295 military transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
Sources had earlier said that the official announcement of the deal could take place on January 26, after Macron completes his participation in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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President Macron, accompanied by a delegation including Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, Safran SA CEO Olivier Andries, and the heads of electricity company EDF SA and Dassault Aviation SA, landed in Jaipur on 25 January.
The relationship between France and India has been steadily strengthening, with a 25-year plan aimed at deepening cooperation in defence, nuclear energy and space, the report said. Last year, Modi attended the Bastille Day celebrations in France, where he revealed plans to acquire three additional submarines from the French Naval Group and 26 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation SA.
Initiatives announced for students
Earlier in the day, Macron took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to announce that France plans to welcome 30,000 Indian students to the country. He added that the country will open new avenues for students and also ease visa processes for Indians who once studied in the country.
Declaring his goal of hosting 30,000 Indian students in France by 2030, Macron called it a “very ambitious goal” and added that he is “determined to make it a reality.” He also described how the goal will be achieved.
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“We are launching new itineraries to learn French in public schools with the initiative “French for all, French for a better future.” We are developing the network of French Alliances, with new centers to learn French. We are creating international classes that “We will allow students, who do not necessarily speak French, join our universities. Last but not least, we will facilitate the visa process for any former Indian student who has studied in France,” the statement read.
He also extolled the benefits of students choosing France. “Coming to France means seeking excellence. We currently have 35 universities in the QS rankings and around 15 in the Times Higher Education Rankings. India and France have a lot to do together, now and in the future. We will achieve it with you, our young people, in exchange and cooperation, in trust, in friendship! “She wrote.
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