List of Outcomes: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to France

Indo-French Relations: Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to France (10–12 February 2025)

Context:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Paris and Marseille, France, on 10–12 February 2025, coinciding with India’s co-presidency of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit hosted by France. The visit included a bilateral segment in Marseille. Several strategic initiatives and agreements were announced during this visit.Key Outcomes:1. Partnership for Security and Sovereignty

• Defence:
  • Continued cooperation on fighter aircraft and submarines, including 26 Rafale jets and 3 Scorpène submarines (order placed in July 2023).
  • Sixth Scorpène submarine delivered in January 2025.
  • Strengthened collaboration between France’s Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) and India’s DRDO.
• Civil Nuclear Energy:
  • Declaration of Intent on advanced modular reactors (AMR) and small modular reactors (SMR).
  • Two agreements to enhance civil nuclear energy cooperation.
• Artificial Intelligence:
  • India-France Declaration on AI to promote development for human development and global commons.
• Digital Technology:
  • Letter of Intent between INRIA (France) and DST (India) to establish an Indo-French Centre for Digital Science.
• Counter-Terrorism:
  • Enhanced cooperation between France’s GIGN and India’s NSG.
• Space:
  • Discussions for a strategic space cooperation agreement and future Indo-French space dialogue.
• Civil Aviation:
  • Declaration of Intent to strengthen Indo-French civil aviation cooperation.

2. Partnership for the Planet and Global Issues

• Indo-Pacific Cooperation:
  • Declaration of Intent for joint projects in Indo-Pacific states.
• Environment:
  • Bilateral environmental cooperation agreement between France’s Ministry for Ecological Transition and India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
• Healthcare:
  • Letter of Intent for an Indo-French innovation hub between PariSanté (France) and C-CAMP (India).

3. Partnership for the People

• Education & Mobility:
  • Target reaffirmed: 30,000 Indian students in France by 2030.
  • Upcoming agreement on skills development, vocational education, and training.
• Diplomatic & Consular Network:
  • Inauguration of the Indian Consulate General in Marseille.
• Culture:
  • Cooperation in museology with France Muséums Développement and the National Museum of India.
• Economy & Startups:
  • Agreement for 10 Indian startups to be hosted at Station F, France’s startup incubator.
• India-France Year of Innovation 2026:
  • Unveiling of the official logo.

Significance:

• Reinforces the strategic partnership between India and France.
• Highlights India’s focus on defence, AI, space, digital technology, and clean energy.
• Strengthens cultural, educational, and economic ties.
• Enhances cooperation on global issues including environment, healthcare, and Indo-Pacific security.

Reference: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

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