PM Modi’s France Tour – Enhancing A Special Relation

 


By S. Chakraborty

At the invitation of President Macron, PM Modi will visit France in the next week. He will be there from 10th to 12th February, 2025. In this regard, a brief discussion on India-France strong bonding is relevant.

India and France share a special relationship. Both the countries traditionally enjoyed close and friendly relations in a number of areas. In 1998, then Indian Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee and French President Jacques Chirac elevated the relationship to Strategic Partnership – the first for India with any country. In 2015, in his first term, PM Modi chose France as the first European country to visit. 2023 France and India celebrated 25 years of Strategic Partnership. During the same time, at the invitation of President of France Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Modi concluded a historical visit as the Guest of Honour at the National Day of the French Republic. All these established consistent high-level diplomatic engagement between the two countries.

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Indo-French Strategic Partnership, both the countries decided to outline a roadmap to set the course of Indo-French relations across all sectors till 2047, 50 years of the Strategic Partnership. Last year, President Macron was the Chief Guest at India’s 75th Republic Day celebrations. India-France strategic partnership covers the entire gamut of issues from defense and security, civilian nuclear matters, space, trade, economy, and commerce, and is now expanding to newer areas such as innovation and technology, maritime security cooperation, counter terrorism, health cooperation, renewable energy, and development cooperation, especially development cooperation aimed at third countries.

For detail

Transcript of Special Briefing by Foreign Secretary on Prime Minister’s overseas visit (February 07, 2025)

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