India and France Hold Strategic Space and Economic Dialogues
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri co-chaired strategic dialogues in Paris to deepen India-France cooperation in space exploration, critical technologies, and resilient supply chains.
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri traveled to Paris on November 9, 2026, to lead high-level diplomatic discussions with French officials. Misri and Martin Briens, Secretary General of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, co-chaired the 3rd India-France Strategic Space Dialogue and the inaugural India-France Economic Security and Critical Technologies Dialogue on November 10.
The space dialogue focused on reviewing cooperation between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES). The officials discussed pathways to facilitate commercial collaboration between their respective space industrial ecosystems, building on previous goals set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of State Jitendra Singh regarding human spaceflight and start-ups.
Simultaneously, the inaugural Economic Security and Critical Technologies Dialogue aimed to accelerate joint development in emerging domains and strengthen resilient supply chains. Beyond these specific frameworks, Misri and Briens held bilateral talks to review the full spectrum of diplomatic relations and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
