In Pictures: Day 1 of President Hollande’s Visit to India

Day 1 of President Francois Hollande’s three-day visit to India in pictures.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on as French President Francois Hollande waves, as they stand with Indian folk dancers at the government museum and art gallery in Chandigarh on Sunday, 24 January 2016. (Photo: AP)

France President Francois Hollande is in India to attend the 67th Republic Day celebrations as the chief guest. Hollande landed at the Chandigarh airport on Sunday for his three-day visit. Modi and Hollande signed16 Business-to-Business agreements between French and Indian companies.

Francois Hollande being welcomed by Governor of Punjab and Haryana and UT Administrator Kaptan Singh Solanki and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar at Chandigarh Air Force Station (Photo: IANS) 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande at the India-France Business Summit in Chandigarh (Photo: IANS)

President Hollande with PM Modi at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh (Photo: @narendramodi/ twitter)

President Hollande with PM Modi and the CEOs during the business summit in Chandigarh (Photo: @narendramodi/ twitter)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande visit the Government Museum & Art Gallery, in Chandigarh (Photo: IANS)

Narendra Modi with President Francois Hollande and France’s environment minister Segolene Royal, second right, look at sculptures at the Rock Garden in Chandigarh (Photo: AP)

President Francois Hollande, center left, gestures as he talks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a visit to the Capitol Complex (Photo: AP)

After spending a day in Chandigarh, French President Hollande has reached Delhi. He was received by Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change at the Palam Air Force station in Delhi. On 25 January, President Hollande is scheduled to inaugurate the interim secretariat of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), an initiative launched by him and PM Modi at the Climate Change summit in Paris.