US EditionIndia and France decide to upgrade relationship to special global strategic partnership: PM Modi.
India and France launched 21 initiatives including defence and tech collaboration, with the first Made-in-India H125 helicopter delivery expected in early 2027, officials said.
- On Tuesday, India and France elevated their relations to a Special Global Strategic Partnership, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron calling it a force for global stability amid geopolitical turbulence.
- Against growing geopolitical uncertainty, leaders said the partnership is one of the oldest and has recently deepened, with Modi noting productive talks on strategic, defence and trade sectors.
- The two leaders virtually inaugurated the Tata-Airbus H125 final assembly line in Karnataka, with the first Made in India H125 expected in early 2027 for South Asian exports.
- The summit delivered concrete pacts, including 21 announced outcomes and a BEL‑Safran joint venture, plus an annual Foreign Ministers Dialogue and reciprocal officer deployments.
- The agreements position a Joint Declaration on Critical Minerals and a Joint Advanced Technology Development Group to boost Atmanirbhar Bharat, jobs, skilling, and India's aeronautical manufacturing through Indo‑French centres.
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India, France upgrade ties to ‘special global strategic partnership’
India and France on Tuesday upgraded their bilateral relations to the “special global strategic partnership”The two governments renewed an agreement for defence cooperation and agreed to set up a joint advanced technology development group to explore opportunities to co-develop emerging and critical technologies “in identified niche areas to retain a competitive military edge, and mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities”.India and France have been…
Defence, AI, Nuclear Push: Decoding India-France's "Special Global" Partnership
India and France have announced a sweeping upgrade of their bilateral relationship to a "special global strategic partnership", marking a decisive deepening of cooperation across defence, artificial intelligence, and nuclear energy, among others.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and French President Emmanuel Macron, intend to strengthen sovereignty in the face of current geopolitical uncertainty.
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