France’s President Francois Hollande flew to India Sunday for a three-day visit, AFP reported on Sunday, Jan. 24th.
The invitation is for Hollande to be chief guest at India’s Republic Day military parade on Tuesday.
Hollande, who flew out of Paris late Saturday, began his second official visit to India by touring the northern city of Chandigarh, designed by French architect Le Corbusier more than 60 years ago.
The French leader, travelling with a large business delegation, will also address, along with Modi, a forum of Indian CEOs in the evening.
On Monday, the leaders are expected to announce a roadmap for building six French nuclear reactors in western Maharashtra state, more than five years after a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement was signed, according to the Times of India newspaper.
The pair will also lay a foundation stone at the new headquarters of the International Solar Alliance, a 121-nation group launched by Modi at the Paris COP21 conference in November, to expand affordable solar power.

 The Open Hand Monument at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, the city where French President Francois Hollande begins his India visit on January 24