French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said India is a nation of innovation and praised India's growing role in shaping global technological progress, describing the country as "spearheading global innovation". He further reaffirmed France's commitment to deepening cooperation with India in areas ranging from artificial intelligence to clean energy and scientific research.Macro, while addressing the Bharat Innovates event which he inaugurated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nice, said, "We respect the Make-in-India initiative. France has been part of it in diverse sectors.""India is a country of innovation. India and France have a true partnership in critical sectors like AI and climate change," he said.The French President added that
India's innovation ecosystem, vast talent pool and research capabilities have made it a leading force in global technological advancement. "A country with 1.4 billion inhabitants, a country who pays on know-how and research knowledge and training as many engineers as Europe and the US combined, more than one million per year. So in every respect, a country with research innovations and frontier models is spearheading global innovation," he said."The question is no longer whether India innovates. The question is who will innovate with India," he said, adding that France was honoured to host the first Bharat Innovates event outside India.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday jointly inaugurated the 'Bharat Innovates 2026' conclave in Nice, bringing together leading startups, innovators and venture capital funds from India, France and several other countries.
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