New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- India and France are looking to deepen their defence partnership, with cooperation spanning air power, emerging technologies, space and the defence industry, Vice Chief of the French Air and Space Force, Lieutenant General Dominique Tardif, told Mint.

Tardif described the India-France partnership as long-standing and said both countries were seeking to further strengthen cooperation across multiple domains.

"The India-France partnership has a long history; it started more than 75 years ago, and France is India's oldest strategic partner. At the beginning of this year, French President Emmanuel Macron visited India and met Prime Minister Modi, and they decided to reinforce the bilateral partnership, elevating it in...