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PM Modi, Macron launch new chapter in India-France ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced more than 20 agreements and outcomes across defence, skilling, technology cooperation, trade and health following wide-ranging bilateral talks in Mumbai. Later Addressing a joint press conference in Mumbai, PM Modi said, "Today the world is going through a period of uncertainty. In such an environment, the India-France partnership is a force for global stability". He described France as one of India’s oldest strategic partners and said that together with President Macron, the two nations have given their relationship "unprecedented depth and energy". PM Modi announced the launch of the India-France Year of Innovation, calling it a major step towards transforming the strategic partnership into a people-centric collaboration. "India and France ties know no boundaries. In today's turbulent world, this is a partnership for global stability," Modi said. Both leaders virtually inaugurated the Final Assembly Line (FAL) for H125 helicopters in Vemagal Industrial Area in Kolar, Karnataka.

President Macron emphasised that both nations are expanding their collaboration in the defence sector. He described the bilateral relationship as remarkable and unique, grounded in "trust, openness and ambition". "From Rafale jets to submarines, we are expanding defence cooperation. We have also decided today to elevate this partnership to a Special Strategic Partnership, granting it a new status. There is no doubt about that, because we have complete faith in this relationship, and we have been doing so for the past eight years," Macron added.
President Macron is on a three-day visit to India to attend the AI Summit 2026 in New Delhi and to hold high-level discussions with the Indian leadership.

 


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