He will co-chair a summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Macron on February 11.
On February 10, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dine at a dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace to commemorate visiting heads of government and heads of state, announced Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri during a special press briefing on February 7.
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The 's first-ever Strategic Partnership reflected the fundamental shared vision of both nations to strengthen their strategic autonomy by building on a robust and intensified bilateral cooperation.
Strategic cooperation has become more comprehensive and now includes a significant Indo-Pacific component. In recent years, the partnership has expanded to encompass a variety of areas, including maritime security, digitalization, cyber security and advanced computing, counter-terrorism, climate change, and sustainable growth and development, among others.
Our collaboration is built on a foundation of shared democratic principles, the conviction that international cooperation is essential to addressing global challenges, a commitment to adhering to international law, strong economic, cultural, academic, and people-to-people exchanges.
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The sixth visit by a French Head of State as a Guest of Honour for the Republic Day.
The two leaders have been utilizing the opportunities provided by multilateral summits to frequently meet and assess the developments in bilateral relations, primarily concerning the Horizon 2047 Roadmap, which was jointly agreed upon by the two parties in July 2023.
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There has been a sequence of high-level correspondence between the two parties, with talks mainly focusing on bilateral matters and shared global interests, illustrating the growing strategic alignment between the two nations.
Meeting with Diplomatic Advisor Bonne in Paris was a key part of the visit by the NSA. During this visit, the NSA also met with French Foreign Minister Jean Noel Barrot, the French Minister of Armed Forces, Sebastien Lecornu, and paid a call on President Macron.
Jaishankar met with the then-Foreign Minister of France, Stephane Sejourne. He met the new French Foreign Minister, Jean Noel Barrot, on September 24, 2024, at the UN General Assembly in New York, and also on November 25 last year on the sidelines of the Rome Mediterranean Dialogue 2024.
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We are strengthening our robust defence partnership, with a growing element of "self-reliance" in it. Our defence cooperation is reviewed through the Annual Defence Dialogue (at the level of defence ministers) and the High Committee on Defence Cooperation (at the secretary level).
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In September, the French Aircraft Atlantique 2 took part in the multinational exercise MILAN 2024, off the coast of Vishakapatnam.
This is a demonstration of the growing strategic collaboration in Space and Defence. Several port stops took place in the year, including a period of alteration of port at Toulon from August 29 to September 2 by INS Tabar. Additionally, the harbour portion of Exercise Varuna 2024 was included in the port call.
The event took place in Paris the previous year.
The space programme. Ongoing cooperation includes joint satellite mission TRISHNA, maritime domain awareness system, payload accommodation, ground station support, human spaceflight and professional exchange. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been using ArianeSpace's launch services for launching its heavier communication satellites commercially.
Consultations on both sides were held between the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2021 and arrangements for the next are being made for the year 2025. A discussion on cyber security issues was held in Paris in January of the previous year.
The two nations have strong cooperation in combating all forms of terrorism and its various manifestations, including through involvement in the United Nations forums. The 16th Meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter-terrorism took place in Paris in January 2024.
The emphasis is on cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, particularly concerning the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant Project. The first meeting of the special task force on nuclear energy within the context of the Indo-French Strategic Dialogue took place on January 20, 2025. Economic Cooperation
India is the partner country's fifth-largest trading partner, ranking below the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Germany. Meetings and talks during various high-ranking visits held in 2024 centered on trade, technological advancements, securing energy supplies, and cultural exchanges, highlighting a shared intent to strengthen connections for joint economic development and international leadership.
The two countries are also working together to develop new technologies and combine existing ones.
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To accept mobile payments via UPI, subsequent to which UPI payments were launched at Galleries Lafayette on July 3, 2024.
Also presented was an overview of recent advances in Information Technology (IT) platforms as well as a half-day session on Digital Platform Industries (DPI) for 45 French civil servants.
As part of their joint cooperation under DPI, the two countries have identified common high-impact projects in areas such as movement, trade, and culture as priority areas to demonstrate the extensive advantages of interconnectedness through the use of open protocols.
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A delegation led by Shri B.V.R. Subhramanyam, CEO of NITI Aayog, and the French delegation, led by Mr. Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, Ambassador for Polar and Maritime Issues, initiated discussions, followed by a review of the collaboration's current status in various areas.
The fourth meeting of the Indo-French Joint Working Group on the Environment took place on July 10, 2024. It was agreed at the meeting that cooperation would be initiated under the Blue Economy Dialogue specifically in areas related to coastal ecosystems and services, marine and coastal planning, and coastal ecology and environmental conservation.
The 2nd Joint Science and Technology Committee convened on January 18 of the previous year. A delegation led by the Secretary from the Department of Science and Technology held bilateral meetings with French institutions involved in science and technology. Additionally, the delegation co-chaired the 37th meeting of the Governing Body of CEFIPRA (the Indo-French Center for the Promotion of Advanced Research) in Paris in April of the previous year. During the meeting, both sides agreed to increase funding by 0.45 million euros each, thereby setting the annual total at 4 million euros for the bilateral center.
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