Paris, Nov 11: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held extensive diplomatic consultations with his French counterpart, Martin Briens, Secretary General of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris on Tuesday, undertaking a comprehensive review of the India-France Strategic Partnership and advancing cooperation in frontier technologies.
During the official visit, Misri and Briens co-chaired two high-level bilateral mechanisms: the 3rd India-France Strategic Space Dialogue and the inaugural meeting of the India-France Economic Security and Critical Technologies Dialogue. The meetings reflect the deepening geopolitical alignment between New Delhi and Paris across defense, space science, and resilient supply chain architectures.
The space dialogue reviewed bilateral collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and France’s National Centre for Space Studies (CNES). Both sides evaluated progress achieved since their last formal session in New Delhi in March 2024, identifying new avenues for joint space science missions, earth observation, maritime domain awareness, and private commercial space sector integrations.
The newly launched Economic Security and Critical Technologies Dialogue focused on safeguarding critical supply chains, diversifying semiconductor manufacturing ecosystems, telecommunications security, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence governance. The two diplomats also exchanged perspectives on regional security in the Indo-Pacific, peace and stability in West Asia, and broader multilateral challenges, reaffirming their commitment to a rules-based, multipolar global order.
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