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PM Modi has reached Nice city of France. He will hold a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on June 14.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Nice, France. He will hold a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and inaugurate the ‘India Innovates’ program on June 14. There can be 12 agreements between the two countries related to technology, innovation, health tech, medical technology, AI, semiconductor and space technology.
The Prime Minister is on a 6-day visit to France and Slovakia from 13 to 18 June. This is his 7th visit to France after becoming PM. His France tour will be in two phases. During this period we will visit 3 cities: Nice, Evian and Paris. He will be in Nice from 13-14 June.
Will participate in the G7 Summit in Evian from 16 to 17 June. Will accompany President Macron to the VivaTech conference in Paris on June 18. Modi will have a bilateral meeting with US President Trump during the G7 Summit on June 17. Both the leaders will meet after 16 months. The two last met in Washington in February 2025.
During his France tour, Modi will go to Slovakia from France on the evening of June 14 and will stay till June 15. During this, he will meet Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico and President Peter Pellegrini. This is the first visit by an Indian PM to Slovakia after it became an independent country in 1993.
PM Modi participated in the G7 held in Canada in 2025. But Trump had left the summit midway, due to which the two could not meet.
Deal worth Rs 3.25 lakh crore, cabinet will take decision after the visit
According to sources in the Ministry of External Affairs, the most important discussion between India and France will be on the deal for 114 Rafale fighter aircraft for the Air Force. In this deal worth about Rs 3.25 lakh crore, India wants complete transfer of technology in addition to joint development and production of aircraft.
India will also clarify its stand regarding the source code for installing its missiles and other weapons on these aircraft as per Indian needs. The Security Affairs Committee of the Modi Cabinet has not yet approved this deal. The Cabinet Committee will form its final opinion only after the decisions taken during the Prime Minister’s visit.
Decision possible on India’s joining Hormuz defense alliance
During the Prime Minister’s visit, a major decision may be taken regarding the movement of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war. India had participated in the Paris talks led by Britain in April.
Regarding opening of Hormuz, India is in favor of a multilateral security system in accordance with the rules of the United Nations instead of a security system initiated by any one country. In such a situation, India can agree to join the Hormuz Defense Alliance in step with the initiative of France and Britain.
What is G7, which countries are in it?
G7 i.e. ‘Group of Seven’, is a group of 7 countries of the world, which are called ‘modern economy’ countries of the world. These include America, France, Britain, Japan, Italy, Canada and Germany.
It debuted in 1975 as the G6. It became the G7 after Canada joined in 1976. In 1998, Russia was included and renamed G8, but in 2014, it was expelled from the group after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region. After this it again started being called G7.
India is not a member of the G7, but is often called a special guest country due to its leading economy and important global role. Usually the Prime Minister of India gets an invitation to the summit.
East Prime Minister Manmohan Singh participated in the G7 (earlier G8) summits five times between 2005 and 2013. PM Modi was first invited to the G7 summit held in Biarritz, France in 2019.
The US was to host in 2020, but then canceled the summit. After this, PM Modi virtually participated in the conference hosted by Britain in 2021. Apart from this, Modi attended the G7 summit held in Germany in 2022, Japan in 2023, Italy in 2024 and Canada in 2025.
What is Bharat Innovates, which will be inaugurated by PM?
‘Bharat Innovates’ is a new global initiative of the Education Ministry, which was announced by Prime Minister Modi during the inauguration of the India-France Innovation Year in February 2026. It aims to connect Indian startups, IITs, IISc, universities and research institutes with global investors, companies, universities and research organizations.
The event will take place at the Palais des Expositions in the city of Nice from 14 to 16 June. This mega summit will be inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron.
France included in India’s top-2 arms suppliers
According to the news of French newspaper La Monde in the year 2025, France has been supporting India even at a time when all the big powers of the world including America had left India.
After the nuclear test in Pokhran, countries like America, Japan, Germany and Britain imposed many sanctions on India, but France supported India.
France started selling arms to India ignoring US sanctions and has now become India’s second largest defense arms supplier after Russia.
India has received Mirage 2000 fighter jet, Rafale fighter jet and Scorpene submarine from France.
France always supported India on international forums
During the G20 summit held in September 2023, PM Modi had invited US President Joe Biden to attend the Republic Day celebrations in 2024, but in December he refused to come to India.
At such a time, India sent an invitation to French President Emmanuel Macron to participate in the Republic Day. He accepted it immediately.
France has always supported India on international forums. French President Emmanuel Macron had demanded to make India a permanent member of the Security Council in the United Nations in September 2024.
Apart from this, France is also in favor of making India a member of the Nuclear Supply Group (NSG).
What is G7 Summit, what is the special thing on its agenda this time?
G7 summit is held every year to discuss a fixed agenda, which is organized by the country chairing the G7. Actually, all the 7 countries of G7 preside over it in turn.
This year France is presiding. In such a situation, the G7 summit will be held in Evian city of France. The agenda of this summit includes issues of geopolitics crises (Ukraine war, Iran-Israel tensions, situation in Gaza, Lebanon and the Hormuz Route, security challenges of the Middle East), global economic cooperation and imbalances and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Apart from this, leaders and officials of G7 member countries hold several meetings a year, in which many agreements are made and official statements are issued on major world events.
Initially the agenda of the G7 was to find solutions to issues like economic challenges and climate change. Later political and security related issues also got involved. The decisions of the G7 on global issues impact the entire world.
For example, the G7 created the Global Fund to fight malaria and AIDS in 2002. Provided economic help to countries like Indonesia and Thailand during the financial crisis in 1998. Decided to impose strict sanctions on Russia and help Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine war.
How is G7 different from G20
The G7 has no permanent office and its member states cannot pass any international laws. The biggest issue in the G20 is the world economy, while political issues are also important for the G7. Apart from the G7 countries, BRICS countries are also included in the G20 formed in 1999.
Apart from India, these countries include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey and the European Union. According to Rajan Kumar, countries with new and growing economies have also been included in G20.
Even though the agenda of G7 and G20 is similar, at present G20 is the more effective group. In 2020, US President Trump also called G7 a very outdated group.
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