India-France Year of Innovation 2026

The visit of the French President to India resulted in 21 outcomes covering defence, technology, critical minerals and trade cooperation. The engagements reaffirmed the India–France Strategic Partnership.

India–France Bilateral Outcomes:

Dimension	Key Details
H125 Helicopter Facility	Final Assembly Line inaugurated at Vemagal Karnataka; H125 is a light utility single engine helicopter of Airbus and the only helicopter to land on Mt Everest Summit
HAMMER Missile Production	Joint venture between Bharat Electronics and Safran to produce Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range adaptable for Rafale and LCA Tejas aircraft
Innovation Cooperation	Launch of India France Year of Innovation 2026 and India France Innovation Network
Technology Institutions	Constitution of Joint Advanced Technology Development Group Indo French Centre for Digital Sciences and Technology and Indo French Centre for AI in Health at AIIMS New Delhi
Critical Minerals	Joint Declaration on cooperation in critical minerals to ensure diversified and resilient supply chains
Nuclear Energy Cooperation	Cooperation in large nuclear power projects including Jaitapur Small Modular Reactors and Advanced Modular Reactors
Tax Agreement	Amendment of Double Tax Avoidance Agreement between India and France
Strategic Partnership	Established in 1998 as India first strategic partnership with a Western nation
Horizon 2047 Roadmap	Adopted in 2023 to guide bilateral relationship for next 25 years
Bilateral Trade	More than doubled in last decade to Euro 12.67 billion in 2024 25
Joint Defence Exercises	Comprises SHAKTI Army GARUDA Air Force and VARUNA Navy