Emmanuel Macron

As its first foreign guest in 2021, India will host France's foreign policy advisor Emmanuel Bonne in Delhi on January 7 and 8. During his two-day visit, the French diplomat will take part in a bilateral strategic dialogue in Delhi to enhance ties between the two countries. The last French official to visit India was Defence Minister Florence Parly in September 2020 on Rafale’s induction ceremony. 

An editorial in Shiv Sena’s 'Saamana' on November 3 said that Indian political parties and Muslim communities should not interfere in France's personal matter. The editorial also said that French President Emmanuel Macron should be supported in the matter of the brutal murders which in the name of religion. The editorial further added that those people are murdering the ideology of Prophet Muhammad which is "peace and patience." 

A history teacher in France was beheaded in front of his school for showing Prophet Mohammed’s cartoon in class. Reportedly, the teachers had asked Muslim students to leave the class before he shared the cartoon discussing freedom of expression. However, the attacker got killed later in the police firing when cops were trying to arrest him. Calling the incident "an Islamist terrorist attack" President Macron said, "obscurantism will not win… read-more

Condemning ‘Islamic separatism’, French President Macron has defended "right to commit blasphemy". Macron said, "To be a French is to defend the right to make people laugh, to criticize, to mock, to caricature." He opined it at a naturalization ceremony on September 4. The statement came amid the ongoing Charlie Hebdo shooting trials and furore over re-publication of the images. Besides, French government promised a law against Islamic… read-more