India and France held the inaugural India-France Economic Security and Critical Technologies Dialogue in Paris on 10 November 2026 to strengthen cooperation in economic security and emerging technologies.
- The meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Martin Briens, Secretary General of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
- Discussions focused on strengthening supply chain resilience, critical technologies, cybersecurity and safeguarding strategic supplies.
- The dialogue complements the India-France Innovation Roadmap 2030 and the India-France Year of Innovation 2026.
- Both countries agreed to work on the priorities identified during the dialogue and support the objective of doubling bilateral trade within the next five years.
