PM Modi to visit Mazargues War Cemetery: PM Modi, who is currently undertaking his France visit, will visit Mazargues War Cemetery along with French President Emmanuel Macron to pay homage to soldiers who died in the First and Second World Wars. Marseilles served as the base of the Indian troops in France during the 1914-18 war. According to the Commonwealth War Graves website, the Royal Navy, the Merchant Navy, and British troops, along with Labour units, worked in the port or passed through it, the report further adds.
Mazargues War Cemetery and its India connection
The Mazargues War Cemetery site commemorates 1,487 casualties from the First World War (1914-18) and 267 from the Second World War (1939-45). In July 1925, the Indian Memorial at Mazargues was unveiled by Field Marshal Sir William Birdwood. The cemetery covers an overall area of 9,021 square metres.
According to a report, World War 1 identified burials at the Mazargues War Cemetery include 993 Indian soldiers, along with 465 from the UK. The World War 2 identified burials encompass 199 from the UK, 43 from Canada, and others.
PM Modi’s other engagements in France
Moreover, the PM will inaugurate a new Consulate General of India with French President Emmanuel Macron in Marseille. The leaders have a series of engagements planned for Wednesday, including a tour of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project, an international nuclear fusion collaboration, is also on their agenda.
Earlier on Tuesday, they addressed the AI Action Summit and the 14th India-France CEOs Forum. This is PM Modi’s sixth visit to France. From France, Modi will travel to the US on the second leg of his two-nation tour. PM Modi also met Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris where they discussed the “incredible opportunities” AI will bring to India.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit alongside French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
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