France would again facilitate  re-emergence of "old Europe"?

 Three legged Quad

Near consensus in India, elites and common men alike, that it is time to remain singularly focused on threat posed by Taliban terrorists and terror state Pakistan. PM Narendra Modi can not act otherwise.

 Three legged Quad

For US, Australia and japan, Afghanistan was a distraction

For India Quad is a distraction as she faces existential threat from Hindukush. 

 "France reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening India's strategic autonomy": Ambassador of France to India

 French President Emmanuel Macron & PM Modi held talks, "They agreed to act jointly and with Europe in Indo Pacific, to keep the region stable & free of hegemony."

New equation against Hegemony!

 Zalmay Khalilzad's Kabul narrative

Some people did something, that's all

 Joint Statement on the Results of the Meeting of Russia, China, Pakistan and Iran on the Margins of the SCO and CSTO Summits in Dushanbe

"They noted the need to conclude national reconciliation in Afghanistan, resulting in an inclusive government that takes into account the interests of all ethno-political forces of the country.

"Given the security challenges emanating from the territory of Afghanistan, they stressed the need to coordinate efforts to counter threats, especially the spread of terrorism and drug trafficking,"