Macron Wants Strategic Paris-Delhi-Canberra Axis Amid Pacific Tension

Macron Wants Strategic Paris-Delhi-Canberra Axis Amid Pacific Tension
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, President of France Emmanuel Macron, along with Australian ministers on the submarine HMAS Waller at Garden Island, in Sydney May 2, 2018. AAP/Brendan Esposito/via Reuters
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SYDNEY/PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for the creation of a new strategic alliance among France, India and Australia to respond to the growing assertiveness of China.

On the second day of a visit to Australia, where he hopes to cement defence ties following the 2016 signing of a $38 billion megadeal to supply submarines to the Australian navy, Macron said the like-minded democracies should forge closer ties.