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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to France
During the visit to Paris and Marseilles of the Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi, on the occasion of India’s co-presidency of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit hosted by France on 10 - 11 February and a bilateral segment in Marseille, France and India announced the following new initiatives and agreements
Paris is working to boost India-France sports cooperation and share its expertise in organising major sporting events
France is grateful that India fully participated in the festivities and contributed to the success of the Games....
Dr Toolika Gupta conferred the insignia of "Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite"
This prestigious French distinction recognises Dr Gupta’s remarkable achievements in textile research, design education, craft preservation, and her significant contribution to Indo-French cultural and academic cooperation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted the ongoing economic reforms in India and urged the French business leaders to harness opportunities that the country offers.
He said this while addressing the India-France CEO forum along with French President Emmanuel Macron.
The Forum consisted of 16 CEOs from the French side and 24 from the Indian side in diverse sectors, including aviation, manufacturing, defence, technology, and energy, among others, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.
India, France sign declaration for modular nuclear reactor partnership
NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (Reuters) - India and France have signed a declaration of their intent to establish a partnership on advanced and small modular nuclear reactors, the Indian foreign ministry said on Wednesday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country.
Piyush Goyal pushes for bigger India - France trade game
Piyush Goyal asked businesses to identify areas of trade where the two sides can help each other in crossing the Rubicon of regulation. "Indian businesses are foxed navigating between the EU regulations and individual regulations in member countries," Goyal said while addressing businesses of India and France.
"These French companies betting on India: ‘Today’s India is like China twenty years ago.’"
"Strong and lasting growth, a gigantic mass of consumers—including one hundred million with high purchasing power… The world’s most populous country is attracting more and more French entrepreneurs, both large and small. But the market remains difficult to access, locked down by monopolies."
India-France AI summit held, highlights need for ethical and inclusive AI collaboration
The La French Tech India AI Summit 2025 was recently held in Bengaluru bringing together leaders from government, industry, startups, and academia from India and France to strengthen collaboration on artificial intelligence. Organised by La French Tech India in partnership with IFCCI, Business France, the Consulate General of France in Bangalore, and CCEF, the summit reinforced the growing strategic partnership between the two countries ahead of the India-France Year of Innovation in 2026 .
France's Dassault and India's Tata to produce Rafale fuselage in Hyderabad
NEW DELHI, June 5 (Reuters) - France's Dassault Aviation (AM.PA), opens new tab and India's Tata Advanced Systems have agreed to manufacture the fuselage of the Rafale fighter aircraft in India, the companies said on Thursday, the first time it will be produced outside France.
India, the world's biggest arms importer, has been looking to step up domestic production and boost defence exports, which jumped 12% in the fiscal year to end-March, to $2.76 billion.
A forward-looking defence acquisition policy can unlock foreign tech transfer and investments
India is set to collaborate with France's Safran for indigenous jet engine development, aligning with the nation's self-reliance push in defense. A review of the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 is underway to address inefficiencies and attract foreign technology transfer. Policy shifts aim to boost local manufacturing and exports, but stakeholder interests and FDI inflows remain key challenges.