CutTheClutter: What Macron filling in on R-Day for no-show Biden underlined for India-France ties in a tough world

French President Emmanuel Macron, the chief guest for India’s 75th Republic Day, arrived in Jaipur Thursday. This is the sixth time a French leader will be the chief guest at the R-Day celebrations, although the latest invitation has a somewhat unconventional backdrop. In Ep 1388 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta analyses Macron’s acceptance of India’s last-minute invite, how it plays into the larger Delhi-Paris relationship, and what it means in an increasingly tumultuous global order.