PM Modi Meets Macron’s Advisor Emmanuel Bonne, Reaffirms India-France Strategic Partnership

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, and reiterated the importance of the India-France strategic partnership, highlighting cooperation across plenty of sectors.

In a put up on X, PM Modi acknowledged the meeting mirrored the “strong and trusted India-France Strategic Partnership” and illustrious that collaboration between the two worldwide locations is rising as they place the India-France 365 days of Innovation.

“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 acknowledged.

He added that it became “encouraging to see our collaboration expanding into innovation, technology and education,” and acknowledged the two aspects additionally exchanged views on “key regional and global issues”.

PM Modi acknowledged he seemed forward to welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron to India quickly. The meeting befell earlier than Macron’s focus on over with to India in February 2026, as illustrious by the French Embassy in India.

In a put up on X, the French Embassy in India acknowledged, “Diplomatic Advisor Emmanuel Bonne called on PM @narendramodi ahead of President @EmmanuelMacron’s visit to India in February 2026. Discussions focused on reinforcing the France-India Strategic Partnership in line with the Horizon 2047 Roadmap.”

The meeting additionally came as India and France on Tuesday emphasised the want to beef up cooperation to tackle challenges within the worldwide safety atmosphere, with a spotlight on promoting peace and stability.

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Emmanuel Bonne co-chaired the thirty eighth India-France Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi, at some level of which each and every aspects reiterated their commitment to the strategic partnership.

The discussions coated ongoing bilateral initiatives in safety, defence, skills, condominium, and civil nuclear cooperation. Both aspects additionally explored opportunities for joint model and collaboration in line with “Make in India” and “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.

The evolving geopolitical subject, along with regional and worldwide points of long-established distress, became additionally mentioned at some level of the dialogue. The two aspects reviewed preparations for French President Emmanuel Macron’s upcoming focus on over with to India.

Bonne additionally met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.