India, France adopt Innovation Roadmap 2030, Economic Security Dialogue
India and France have adopted an 'Innovation Roadmap 2030' and established a 'Dialogue on Economic Security' during recent bilateral talks. Key outcomes include the creation of a Joint India-France AI Working Group, a call for the fast adoption of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to double trade in five years, and strengthened cooperation in critical minerals, space, and the nuclear sector (including the Jaitapur project). Discussions also covered global crises, visa-free transit for Indians in French airports, and an invitation for French universities to open campuses in India under the New Education Policy.
India and France have adopted an 'Innovation Roadmap 2030' and established a 'Dialogue on Economic Security' during recent bilateral talks. Key outcomes include the creation of a Joint India-France AI Working Group, a call for the fast adoption of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to double trade in five years, and strengthened cooperation in critical minerals, space, and the nuclear sector (including the Jaitapur project). Discussions also covered global crises, visa-free transit for Indians in French airports, and an invitation for French universities to open campuses in India under the New Education Policy.
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GS Paper 2: International Relations - Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
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