Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Emmanuel Bonne, French President Macron’s diplomatic advisor, reinforcing the robust India-France strategic partnership. Discussions entailed collaboration in innovation, technology, and education, with both nations marking the India-France Year of Innovation. The leaders also exchanged views on significant regional and global matters, anticipating President Macron’s upcoming visit to India.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic advisor to French president Emmanuel Macron, and reaffirmed the strength of the India–France strategic partnership, asserting growing cooperation across key sectors including innovation, technology and education. In a post on X, PM Modi said the discussions reflected the “strong and trusted India–France Strategic Partnership” and noted the expanding scope of bilateral collaboration as the two countries mark the India–France Year of Innovation.“Delighted to meet Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to President Macron. Reaffirmed the strong and trusted India–France Strategic Partnership, marked by close cooperation across multiple domains,” the Prime Minister said.He added that it was “encouraging to see our collaboration expanding into innovation, technology and education,” and said the two sides also exchanged views on “key regional and global issues”. The PM said he looked forward to welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron to India soon.India and France share a long-standing strategic partnership spanning defence, space, nuclear energy, climate action and the Indo-Pacific. The meeting comes amid continued high-level engagement between the two countries aimed at deepening cooperation in emerging technologies and global governance.