New Delhi:French President Emmanuel Macronpraised Indians who are leading some of the biggest companies in the world saying that the country does not just participate in the global innovation but it leads it. Mentioning that some of the big technology and global companies have Indian origin CEOs, Macron said India is not just participating in global innovation but it's leading it. The French President is in India for strategic defence talks with the Indian government and would also be attending the ongoing AI Summit in New Delhi.
Macron who earlier during the day held bilateral talks withPrime Minister Narendra Modi, later addressed the India–France Innovation Forum where he praised Indian origin techies who are leading the biggest companies in the world.
Emmanuel Macron said, "The CEO of Alphabet is Indian. The CEO of Microsoft is Indian. The CEO of IBM is Indian. The CEO of Adobe is Indian. The CEO of Palo Alto Networks is Indian. The CEO of Chanel is from Kolhapur, right here in this state...India does not just participate in global innovation; India leads it."
India and France on Tuesday elevated their relations to a "special global strategic partnership" and vowed to boost cooperation in key sectors of defence, trade and critical minerals with PM Modi and Emmanuel Macron describing the bilateral ties as a "force for global stability" in the face of increasing geopolitical turbulence.
The two leaders, following their talks in Mumbai, also virtually inaugurated an assembly line in Karnataka's Vemagal to build Airbus H125 helicopters that is expected to enhance India's aerospace manufacturing capabilities.
The two sides inked a total of 21 agreements and documents providing for deepening of cooperation in an array of areas including critical minerals, defence, high technology, renewable energy, and health.
The pacts included one on defence cooperation and another on a joint venture between Bharat Electronics Ltd and French defence giant Safran to produce Hammer missiles in India. A separate pact was inked for reciprocal deployment of officers at Indian Army and French Land Forces establishments.
The Modi-Macron discussions largely touched on a range of issues including cooperation in defence and security, trade and investment, joint manufacturing, critical minerals supply chain, research and development, and education, among others.
"The world is going through a period of uncertainty. In such an environment, the India-France partnership is a force for global stability. We are combining France's expertise and India's scale," Modi said in his media statement.
PM Modi said the two countries share a "very special relationship" and that France is one of India's oldest strategic partners.
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