As the guest of honour for France’s Bastille Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Paris on July 13-14 will be full of pomp and ceremony with a glittering dinner thrown in at the Louvre and a private dinner at the Elysée Palace as French President Emmanuel Macron lays out a grand welcome. A tri-services contingent from India will take part in the Bastille Day celebrations. The visit takes place at a time when France is gradually getting back on its feet after the inner city riots wracked the nation.