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Nevertheless, in a context where any instability directly
threatens the global economy, Chinese/Indian,
Indian/Pakistani or Iranian/Arabic rivalries are also real
challenges for the international community.
Paris hopes to get closer to India, which is...
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Nevertheless, in a context where any instability directly
threatens the global economy, Chinese/Indian,
Indian/Pakistani or Iranian/Arabic rivalries are also real
challenges for the international community.
Paris hopes to get closer to India, which is considered as
an important partner. Since the strategic partnership of
1998, a string of contracts and joint exercises were
launched. In 2005, India bought six Scorpene class
submarines and since 2008 the two countries are
cooperating in the Gulf of Aden against piracy, not to
mention the Varuna exercise. Because of the rivalries
with China and Pakistan, the success of this cooperation
rests upon France’s diplomatic ability to avoid
exacerbating tensions.
Another sensitive area that may have an impact on the
stability of the Indian Ocean is the Persian Gulf, with Iran
and its nuclear ambitions at the heart of the oil route.
This led to the creation of the joint French base in Abu
Dhabi in 2008, and proved that the Indian Ocean remains
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