NEWS: India and France unveiled 13 major outcomes during Prime Minister's visit to Nice
About the Partnership
- India–France Strategic Partnership was established in 1998.
- Covers cooperation in defence, space, civil nuclear energy, technology, trade, climate action, education, and people-to-people ties.
- Aimed at deepening cooperation in technology, AI, defence, trade, space, education, and digital infrastructure.
Key Outcomes of the Summit
- India–France Innovation Roadmap 2030 à To strengthen cooperation in AI, critical technologies, startups, innovation ecosystems, and academic mobility.
- Joint India–France AI Working Groupà Established for AI governance, research collaboration, startup partnerships, and policy coordination.
- National Centre of Excellence for Skilling in Aeronautics to be established at NSTI Kanpur.
- UPI expansion in France, including Paris Airport and Nice.
- Collaboration between Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Health Data Hub for health-data sharing and AI-driven medical research.
- Annual high-level mechanism created to double bilateral trade within five years.
- New Economic Security Dialogue launched covering critical minerals, semiconductors, energy security, cybersecurity, and strategic technologies.
- Agreement on àProtection of Classified Information to strengthen defence-industrial cooperation and Make in India.
- Letter of Intent signed between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES).
- Cooperation in Gaganyaan Mission, human spaceflight, microgravity research, and Bharatiya Antariksh Station.