India's diplomacy, 15 to 21 June 2026
9 developments with 8 countries, from Ministry of External Affairs publications. Each links to its source.
Monday, 15 June
Agreement
FranceIndia 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
Visit
SlovakiaModi makes first Indian prime ministerial visit to Slovakia; ties raised to Comprehensive Partnership
Prime Minister Modi paid a State Visit to Slovakia on 15 June 2026, the first by an Indian Prime Minister since its independence in 1993. He and Prime Minister Robert Fico elevated relations to a Comprehensive Partnership, agreed to set up a Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism and a consular consultations mechanism, and called for early signing of the India-EU FTA.
Source: India-Slovakia Joint Statement (June 15, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Agreement
SlovakiaIndia and Slovakia sign documents on labour migration, defence, digital technologies and education
Outcomes of the Prime Minister's visit to Slovakia included an MoU on labour migration, a Letter of Intent on defence cooperation, MoUs on digital technologies, higher education, audio-visual creation and quantum communication, and the first ever ICCR Chair in Artificial Intelligence at the Technical University of Kosice. A Consular Dialogue and a counter terrorism working group were announced.
Source: List of Outcomes during the visit of Hon’ble Prime Minister to Slovakia (June 14 - 15, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Tuesday, 16 June
Meeting
United Arab EmiratesPM Modi meets UAE President on G7 Summit sidelines in Evian, their third meeting of 2026
Prime Minister Modi met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France, their third meeting in 2026. They reviewed progress since the January 2026 and May 2026 visits, called for free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, and Modi invited him to the BRICS Summit in India.
Source: Prime Minister meets President of the United Arab Emirates on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Meeting
CanadaPrime Minister Modi meets Prime Minister Carney at the G7 Summit in Evian
Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Mark Carney met on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France, on 16 June 2026. They agreed to launch negotiations on a General Security of Information Agreement, reaffirmed the aim of concluding CEPA negotiations in 2026, and announced the establishment of Raisina Americas. India expressed support for Canada becoming an IORA Dialogue Partner.
Source: India - Canada Joint Press Release : Prime Minister meets Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada on the sidelines of the G7 Summit (June 16, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Meeting
United KingdomPM Modi meets UK PM Keir Starmer on G7 sidelines in Evian
Prime Minister Modi met UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France. They welcomed progress across all pillars of Vision 2035, including the University of Liverpool's plans for a Bengaluru campus, and looked forward to early entry into force of the trade agreement. Modi welcomed the launch of the India-UK Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory.
Source: Prime Minister’s meeting with Prime Minister of UK on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Wednesday, 17 June
Meeting
GermanyPrime Minister Modi meets Chancellor Merz at the G7 Summit in Evian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France, their second meeting this year. They welcomed the signing of the Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap and the operationalisation of transit visa waiver for Indian nationals transiting through Germany. Chancellor Merz invited the Prime Minister for the 8th Inter-Governmental Consultations in Germany later this year.
Source: Prime Minister’s meeting with Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany on the sidelines of G7 Summit, Evian, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Dialogue
NetherlandsFourth India-Netherlands Cyber Dialogue held in New Delhi
The Fourth India-Netherlands Cyber Dialogue was held on 16-17 June 2026 in New Delhi, co-chaired by Joint Secretary Amit A. Shukla and Dutch Ambassador-at-large for Cyber Affairs Ernst Noorman. They discussed cyber threats, digital public infrastructure, data protection, cybercrime and UN processes, and cooperation between law enforcement agencies and CERTs.
Source: Fourth Cyber Dialogue between India and the Netherlands (June 16-17, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Meeting
United StatesPM Modi meets President Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian
PM Modi met President Trump on the margins of the G7 Summit in Evian, France, on 17 June 2026. Modi commended Trump's efforts toward an understanding to end the conflict in West Asia. The leaders reviewed progress under the India-U.S. COMPACT, noted progress towards an interim Bilateral Trade Agreement, and said USTR Jamieson Greer would visit India the following week.
Source: Prime Minister meets President of the United States of America on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian (June 17, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
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