They may be the French First Couple, but at the famous Fatehpur Sikri dargah of saint Salim Chisthi, they walked barefoot with their heads covered and prayed for a son just like Mughal Emperor Akbar did centuries ago.
Paving the way for construction of French nuclear reactors in the country, India and France have signed a general framework agreement and four other pacts for deeper bilateral cooperation in the atomic energy sector. After delegation-level talks between visiting President Nicolas Sarkozy and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, both sides also signed three other agreements.
The last time Nicolas Sarkozy was in India, Carla Bruni, then his girlfriend, stayed away. It was because protocol officers could not figure out her exact status on the state visit. Now, however, there are no such issues, and Carla Bruni and the French President finally visited the Taj Mahal.
France's First Lady and former supermodel Carla Bruni Sarkozy lost her brother to AIDS in 2006. A visit to the HIV ward of Safdarjung Hospital was a natural stop.
Their Public Displays of Affection may have been a little more than what India was prepared for, but an unabashed French President Nicolas Sarkozy chose to thank his wife for her role in the India trip.