FRANCE-INDIA-DIPLOMACY

French President Francois Hollande (R) welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) upon his arrival for an official dinner at the Elysee palace in Paris on April 10, 2015, as part of Modi's official visit in France. India's prime minister announced that New Delhi had ordered 36 Rafale fighter jets from France in a multi-billion-euro agreement that has been years in the making. Standing alongside his counterpart Francois Hollande on a visit to France -- the first leg of his maiden trip to Europe -- Narendra Modi finally relieved the frantic speculation over whether tortuous, years-long negotiations on buying the jets would ever bear fruit. AFP PHOTO/ ALAIN JOCARD (Photo credit should read ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)