Paris [France], April 13 (ANI): India and France held wide-ranging discussions during the Foreign Office Consultations on a range of issues from AI, innovation, and digital cooperation.
The details were shared by the Indian Embassy in France in a post on X.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri co-chaired the India-France Foreign Office Consultations with Secretary General of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Martin Briens.
The discussions revolved around areas including defence, civil nuclear energy, space, cyber and digital cooperation, AI, innovation, and initiatives to strengthen people-to-people and cultural ties, the Indian Embassy said.
It also noted that the latest global and regional developments were also discussed.
Le Secrรฉtaire gรฉnรฉral du ministรจre des Affaires รฉtrangรจres @VikramMisri a coprรฉsidรฉ les Consultations entre administrations centrales IndeโFrance avec le Secrรฉtaire gรฉnรฉral du ministรจre de lโEurope et des Affaires รฉtrangรจres @martin_briens. Les discussions ont portรฉ sur un largeโฆ pic.twitter.com/xF6ebVgwuZ
โ India in France (@IndiaembFrance) April 13, 2026
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Earlier today, Foreign Secretary Misri also called on French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot during his visit to Paris.
“Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri called on the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs H.E. @jnbarrot. Discussions covered key areas of bilateral cooperation, ongoing global challenges including the situation in West Asia”, the Indian Embassy said.
Le Secrรฉtaire gรฉnรฉral du ministรจre des Affaires รฉtrangรจres @VikramMisri a rendu une visite de courtoisie au ministre franรงais de lโEurope et des Affaires รฉtrangรจres S.E. @jnbarrot. Les รฉchanges ont portรฉ sur les principaux axes de la coopรฉration bilatรฉrale ainsi que sur les dรฉfisโฆ pic.twitter.com/wgXSmIogwL
โ India in France (@IndiaembFrance) April 13, 2026
Earlier, Misri also visited the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC) in Paris and saw the exhibition “L’Art de L’Inde: Aujourd’hui,” which showcases 80 artworks by 40 Indian artists and highlights India’s living artistic traditions.
Le Secrรฉtaire gรฉnรฉral du Ministรจre des Affaires รฉtrangรจres, @VikramMisri, a visitรฉ le Centre Culturel Swami Vivekananda (SVCC) ร Paris et a dรฉcouvert lโexposition ยซ LโArt de LโInde : Aujourdโhui ยป, qui prรฉsente 80 ลuvres de 40 artistes indiens et met en lumiรจre les traditionsโฆ pic.twitter.com/IVgic7U5VL
โ India in France (@IndiaembFrance) April 12, 2026
His visit follows French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India earlier in February and reflects the continued regular high-level exchanges between India and Europe.
Le Secrรฉtaire aux Affaires รฉtrangรจres @VikramMisri est arrivรฉ ร Paris pour les consultations entre les ministรจres des Affaires รฉtrangรจres de lโInde et de la France. Cette visite fait suite au dรฉplacement du Prรฉsident franรงais S.E. @EmmanuelMacron en Inde en fรฉvrier 2026 etโฆ pic.twitter.com/wl0Jqo5sgJ
โ India in France (@IndiaembFrance) April 12, 2026
The Foreign Secretary was previously in the United States where he met key leaders and held discussions on further deepening India-US cooperation across the varied dimensions of the relationship.
Misri held talks with US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau.
US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg expressed pleasure over his meeting with Misri, highlighting discussions on trade, energy cooperation and advancing pro-innovation policies in artificial intelligence.
During his three-day visit to Washington, he also had a “productive” meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is scheduled to visit India next month.
The Foreign Secretary’s itinerary included significant talks at the Pentagon with Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby. (ANI)