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French President Emmanuel Macron volition undertake a three-day sojourn to India adjacent week to be the AI Impact Summit and clasp talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to boost ties successful cardinal sectors specified arsenic commercialized and defence.
Mr. Macron volition statesman his sojourn successful Mumbai connected February 17 wherever helium and Mr. Modi volition inaugurate the India-France Year of Innovation.
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The 2 leaders are expected to clasp bilateral talks successful Mumbai.
“Both leaders volition clasp discussions connected strengthening bilateral practice crossed a wide spectrum of areas arsenic enshrined successful the Horizon 2047 roadworthy map,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, announcing the French leader’s visit.
The ‘Horizon roadworthy map’ was unveiled pursuing wide-ranging talks betwixt Mr. Modi and Mr. Macron successful Paris successful July 2023. Its purpose was to enactment up bilateral ties, including successful commercialized and investment.
The MEA said Mr. Modi and Mr. Macron would sermon determination and planetary issues of communal interest, including practice successful the Indo-Pacific.
“The 2 leaders volition besides beryllium successful Mumbai to jointly inaugurate the India-France Year of Innovation, which volition beryllium celebrated passim 2026 successful some countries,” it said successful a statement.
The French President volition enactment successful the AI Impact Summit successful New Delhi connected February 19.
“This sojourn follows Mr. Modi’s sojourn to France successful February 2025 and reflects the communal spot and extent of the India-France Strategic Partnership, arsenic good arsenic the shared committedness of the 2 countries to deepen it further,” the MEA said.
The bilateral Year of Innovation volition absorption connected collaborative events for innovation successful antithetic sectors, including culture, commercialized and technology.
