India and France in 2026
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India, France and UAE foreign ministers hold trilateral meeting in New York
The India-France-UAE Trilateral Ministerial Meeting was held on 22 September 2026 in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Dr. S. Jaishankar, Jean-Noel Barrot and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan reviewed cooperation in space, artificial intelligence and culture and heritage, discussed West Asia, and agreed to meet at regular intervals.
Source: India-France-UAE Trilateral Ministerial Meeting, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
India and France adopt Innovation Roadmap 2030 with trusted AI as a central pillar
India and France adopted the India-France Innovation Roadmap 2030, covering trusted AI including child safety online and privacy-preserving data sharing, academic mobility and mutual recognition of qualifications, industry-academia links, and AI and research-based solutions in health. It provides for an aeronautical training campus in Kanpur, and an annex lists 19 institutional agreements.
Source: India-France Innovation Roadmap 2030 (June 14, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Prime Minister Modi and President Macron hold talks at Villa Kerylos in Nice
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held talks with President Emmanuel Macron at Villa Kerylos in Nice on 14 June 2026, their first meeting since ties were elevated to a Special Global Strategic Partnership. They agreed to set up a High-level Mechanism to double bilateral trade within five years and a Joint India-France AI Working Group. Modi thanked Macron for visa-free transit at French airports.
Source: Prime Minister holds official talks with President of France (June 14, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Outcomes of Prime Minister's visit to France include security and space agreements
The list of outcomes of the Prime Minister's visit to France includes a General Security Agreement on the Exchange and Protection of Classified Information, an ISRO-CNES Letter of Intent on microgravity research and human space exploration, incubation of an additional 10 Indian startups at Station F, an Economic Security Dialogue, and a Declaration of Intent on railway and high-speed railway development.
Source: List of outcomes: Visit of the Prime Minister to France, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
India and France hold 8th Maritime Cooperation Dialogue in Paris
The 8th India-France Maritime Cooperation Dialogue was held in Paris on 20 May 2026, co-chaired by Deputy National Security Advisor Shri Pavan Kapoor, Mr. Guillaume Ollagnier and Mrs. Claire Raulin. They discussed countering piracy, maritime terrorism, drug trafficking and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and exchanged views on West Asia and the Indian Ocean.
Source: 8th DNSA level India France Maritime Cooperation Dialogue (May 20, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Foreign Secretary Misri co-chairs India-France Foreign Office Consultations in Paris
Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri and Secretary-General Mr. Martin Briens co-chaired Foreign Office Consultations in Paris on 13 April 2026. The Foreign Secretary also called on Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Mr. Jean-Noel Barrot and met Diplomatic Advisor Mr. Emmanuel Bonne. The two agreed to meet again for the Strategic Space Dialogue later this year.
Source: India-France Foreign Office Consultations (April 13, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
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