On the guest list were Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Pranab Mukherjee, SM Krishna, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Speaker Meira Kumar, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and the National Security Advisor, Shiv Shankar Menon.
Prime Minister Singh and President Sarkozy met for 30 minutes before dinner. NDTV has learnt that a preliminary deal with the French company Areva is likely to be signed during this visit, and the overall agreement will be worked out in 6 months. (…)