ENA Global 2026-04-14 13:28:50 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Apr 14 (KNN)</strong> India and France have reviewed cooperation on economic security and broader strategic ties during Foreign Office Consultations held in Paris, according to an official statement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Push to Boost Trade and Talent Mobility</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The discussions covered key deliverables under the bilateral relationship, including collaboration on economic security, innovation, and efforts to boost trade and talent mobility, reported ANI.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Both sides also reiterated their shared ambition of doubling bilateral trade and enhancing the crossflow of STEM talent, including increasing the number of Indian students in France.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Talks in Context of Strategic Partnership</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The talks were held in the context of the evolving India France Special Global Strategic Partnership and followed French President Emmanuel Macrons visit to India earlier this year.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Indias Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met senior French officials, including Martin Briens, and also held discussions with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-No&euml;l Barrot and diplomatic advisor Emmanuel Bonne.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Review of Key Sectoral Cooperation</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The consultations included a comprehensive review of cooperation across key sectors such as defence, civil nuclear energy, space, cyber and digital technologies, and artificial intelligence. Institutional dialogue mechanisms and initiatives to strengthen people-to-people and cultural ties were also discussed.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Both sides exchanged views on global and regional issues, including climate change, health cooperation, developments in West Asia and Ukraine, as well as collaboration in the Indo-Pacific region and joint projects in third countries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The meeting also highlighted ongoing initiatives such as the India-France Year of Innovation and underscored continued high-level engagement between the two countries aimed at strengthening economic and strategic cooperation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><em>(KNN Bureau)</em></strong></span></p> 45784 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/global/india-france-review-economic-security-strategic-cooperation-in-paris 2026-04-14 13:28:50 knnindia.co.in