During the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India (17-19 February), many important agreements and announcements were made between India and France. Macron’s journey started from Mumbai. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Macron held a bilateral meeting in Mumbai and then attended the AI Impact Summit in Delhi.
List of results of French President Macron’s visit to India-
- India-France relationship upgraded to “Special Global Strategic Partnership”.
- Established annual Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue – to regularly review high-level partnership and implementation of the Horizon 2047 roadmap.
- India-France Innovation Year 2026 launched.
- India-France Innovation Network launched.
- Inauguration of H125 Helicopter Final Assembly Line at Vemagal, Karnataka.
- Renewal of Defense Cooperation Agreement between the Government of India and the French Republic.
- Joint venture between BEL and Safran for production of HAMMER missiles in India.
- Reciprocating posting of officers to the Indian Army and French Land Forces.
- Formation of Joint Advanced Technology Development Group.
- Joint Declaration on Cooperation in Critical Minerals and Metals.
- Letter of Intent to establish Advanced Materials Center between DST and CNRS.
- Protocol amending the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement between India and France.
- Letter of Intent between T-Hub and Nord France for strategic cooperation in start-up ecosystem, innovation and technology (including skills, health, renewable energy).
- Memorandum of Understanding for Scientific Cooperation between DST and CNRS.
- Joint declaration to set up Indo-French Center for Digital Sciences and Technology.
- Indo-French Center for AI in Health launched at AIIMS, New Delhi.
- Letter of Intent for collaboration in infectious diseases and global health research between DBT and ANRS.
- Agreement to establish Indo-French Center for Metabolic Health Sciences.
- Letter of Intent to set up a National Center of Excellence for Skilling in Aeronautics.
- Renewal of the Renewable Energy Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the French Ministry of Economy, Finance, Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty.
- Letter of Intent between the Department of Posts of the Ministry of Communications and La Poste, France.
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