India strongly condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s tough stand on Islamic extremism following his personal attack. India openly supported France, calling the personal attack against Macron a violation of the most basic standards of international discourse. France also expressed gratitude for the support received from India, saying that the two countries can trust each other in the fight of terrorism. Meanwhile, #India Stands With France is trending on Twitter. The Foreign Ministry also strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attack in a strongly worded statement in which a French teacher was brutally murdered. The ministry said that terrorism cannot be justified