PM Modi Meets French President's Adviser, Reaffirms Ties Ahead Of Macron's India Visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and France continue to share a strong and trusted strategic partnership after he met Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron, in the national capital

In a post on X, PM Modi said the two sides reaffirmed close cooperation across several areas. He noted that collaboration between the two countries is expanding into innovation, technology and education.

Delighted to meet Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to President Macron.

Reaffirmed the strong and trusted India–France Strategic Partnership, marked by close cooperation across multiple domains. Encouraging to see our collaboration expanding into innovation, technology and… pic.twitter.com/V9yEPcculA

— Narendra Modi

(@narendramodi) January 13, 2026

“Delighted to meet Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to President Macron. Reaffirmed the strong and trusted India–France Strategic Partnership, marked by close cooperation across multiple domains,” the Prime Minister wrote, calling the partnership between India and France strong and reliable.

Prime Minister Modi said the discussions were especially significant as both nations mark the India–France Year of Innovation. He added that they also exchanged views on “key regional and global issues” of mutual interest.

PM Modi also said he looks forward to welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron to India soon.

PM Modi’s comments come days after Macron said he would visit India next month. While addressing the Diplomatic Corps last week, Macron said the visit would be linked to continued cooperation on artificial intelligence.

“Let’s finally look at what we have managed to achieve together, the successes of French diplomacy last year- the Artificial Intelligence summit. The whole world came to Paris. We made progress on this and we co-chaired it with Prime Minister Modi and next month, I’ll be in India to follow up,” Macron said.

The India–AI Impact Summit 2026 was announced by Prime Minister Modi at the France AI Action Summit. The event is scheduled for February 19–20 in New Delhi and will be the first global AI summit to be hosted in the Global South, according to the official website.

Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently met Macron in Paris. Jaishankar, who is on a six-day visit to France, discussed current global developments and welcomed Macron’s positive views on the India–France strategic partnership.

(With inputs from agencies)