India and France adopted the Innovation Roadmap 2030 and launched a Dialogue on Economic Security during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron in Nice, France.
Both countries agreed to establish a Joint India-France Artificial Intelligence (AI) Working Group to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence.
India and France called for the early implementation of the India-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and decided to create a high-level mechanism to double bilateral trade within five years.
The two countries agreed to strengthen supply chain resilience, especially in critical minerals, under the new Economic Security Dialogue.
They also discussed cooperation in space, railways, aviation, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant project in Maharashtra.
Nineteen agreements were signed between innovation-related organisations of both countries to deepen technology and research partnerships.