Published on
14/06/2026 - 14:42 GMT+2
French President Emmanuel Macron met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday at the Palais des Expositions in Nice, where the "Bharat Innovates" Indian tech showcase opened.
The three-day event, backed by the Indian Ministry of Education and staged abroad for the first time, brings together 120 Indian deep-tech startups, 15 Indian higher education institutions and investors. It is designed to help build links between India’s innovation ecosystem and global stakeholders.
Speaking at the opening of the event, Macron hailed India as a "major innovation nation," adding that he wanted to "convince" the investors present of "what France is".
