Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) held wide-ranging talks with French President Emmanuel Macron to boost ties in key sectors such as trade, defence, energy and critical technologies.
Mr. Macron landed in Mumbai early this morning on a three-day visit to attend the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi and meet PM Modi.
After the talks with PM Modi, Mr. Macron will attend a ceremony to launch the India-France Year of Innovation.
Culture, business, tech, defence on mind, France’s Macron begins his three-day India visit
His visit comes days after India cleared a long-pending proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets under a government-to-government framework with France.
