Hollande to begin 3-day India visit from Chandigarh tomorrow

January 23, 2016 18:09

French President Francois Hollande will commence his three-day India visit from the 'City Beautiful' tomorrow where he, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will attend a business summit and visit various landmarks. A thick security blanket has been thrown by security agencies in the city where the two premiers will be at the India-France Business Summit, which will be attended by corporate honchos of the two nations.

Accompanied by a high-level delegation, Hollande will land around 1 pm in Chandigarh, which was designed by Swiss-French architect Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris, also known as Le Corbusier between 1950s and 1960s.

He will be accompanied by Modi during the sightseeing to most frequented tourist spots -- Rock Garden, Capitol Complex, and Government Museum and Art gallery. They will spend close to 15 minutes at each of the three sites before reaching a private hotel for the business meet, officials said.

Later in evening, the leaders will fly separately to Delhi, where Hollande will attend the Republic Day parade as the Chief Guest and hold talks with Modi, during which ways to strengthen counter-terror cooperation in the aftermath of Paris and Pathankot terror strikes will figure prominently.

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