India, France adopt Innovation Roadmap 2030, Economic Security Dialogue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Nice, France during Modi's visit to the Bharat Innovates technology conference. The two leaders adopted an 'Innovation Roadmap 2030' and agreed to establish a Joint India-France AI Working Group to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence. They also discussed the implementation of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, aiming for a doubling of trade within five years. Modi invited French universities to open campuses in India under the New Education Policy and thanked Macron for visa-free transit for Indians in French airports. The meeting focused on areas such as economic security, supply chain resilience, and private sector collaboration in the space sector.