The BJP on Sunday termed Prime Minister NarendraModi’s recent visits to France and the UAE “successful” and said they were not just “high on optics” but also “high on substantive outcomes”. Modi returned on Saturday after “successful” visits to France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The prime minister’s visits to France and the UAE were successful and outcome positive,” Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri told reporters at the BJP headquarters here.

It has been “India flavour and India story” in many parts of the world since the prime minister embarked on the official visit to the US, Australia, Egypt, France, the UAE and Japan starting in May, he said.

“Certainly, all of these visits have very positive outcomes in both bilateral and multilateral arena,” he said.

“In terms of both the sheer momentum of our exchanges with the outside world and also the kind of events which are planned for the coming weeks leading up to the G20 summit, I think it is India flavour and India story in many parts of the world,” Puri added.

Speaking about the prime minister’s visit to France, the minister said, “This was not just a visit which was high on optics, but it was also high on substantive outcomes. More than that it also provides the grounds for cooperation in the next 25 years.” India and France signed a slew of agreements covering sectors as diverse as space, civil aviation, museology, petroleum, and business, besides unveiling a roadmap for partnership over the next 25 years titled ‘Horizon 2047’. In France, the prime minister was the Guest of Honour at the Bastille Day Parade, which saw participation of a tri-service Indian armed forces contingent led by a military band to mark the 25th anniversary of India-France Strategic Partnership