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Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Saturday arrived successful the French Riviera metropolis of Nice, kicking disconnected a packed European circuit that volition instrumentality him to France and Slovakia earlier culminating astatine the G7 Summit. The sojourn combines high-stakes diplomacy, exertion partnerships, commercialized discussions and India's increasing engagement with Europe and the Global South.Meanwhile, PM Modi is besides apt to conscionable US President Donald Trump connected the sidelines of G7 Summit.
Macron gathering and innovation propulsion successful France
The archetypal halt is France, wherever PM Modi volition clasp a cardinal bilateral gathering with French President
Emmanuel Macron
connected Sunday. The bilateral talks are expected to screen the afloat spectrum of India-France relations, which were elevated to a Special Global Strategic Partnership during Macron's sojourn to India earlier this year.Beyond diplomacy, the 2 leaders volition jointly inaugurate Bharat Innovates 2026, a flagship lawsuit nether the India-France Year of Innovation.
The three-day conclave volition bring unneurotic starring startups, task superior funds and innovation leaders from India, France and different countries, with a absorption connected emerging technologies and cross-border collaboration.
Slovakia visit
From France, PM Modi volition question to Slovakia for a authorities sojourn connected June 14-15, marking the archetypal sojourn by a Prime Minister since the Slovakia's independency successful 1993.In Bratislava, helium volition clasp talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and conscionable President Peter Pellegrini.
Discussions are expected to absorption connected strengthening bilateral practice successful areas specified arsenic trade, investment, automobile manufacturing and railway infrastructure, portion besides advancing India's broader engagement with the European Union.The sojourn comes soon aft President Droupadi Murmu's authorities sojourn to Slovakia successful April 2025 and President Pellegrini's information successful the
AI Impact Summit
successful India earlier this year.
G7 Summit and expected Trump meeting
PM Modi volition instrumentality to France connected June 16 to be the G7 Summit successful Evian, wherever helium is expected to prosecute with leaders of G7 nations, spouse countries and planetary organisations.One of the astir intimately watched engagements connected the sidelines is an expected gathering with US President Trump connected June 17, with commercialized issues apt to diagnostic prominently successful the discussions. The premier curate is besides scheduled to clasp a bid of bilateral meetings with different satellite leaders during the summit.In his departure statement, PM Modi highlighted India's increasing planetary role, saying the state would not lone contiguous its ain views astatine the G7 but besides articulate the concerns and aspirations of the Global South."This is the 8th consecutive G7 Summit to which India has been invited," helium noted, describing the invitation arsenic a reflection of expanding planetary spot successful India.
Final stop: Paris and VivaTech
The last limb of the circuit volition instrumentality PM Modi to Paris connected June 18.
There, helium is expected to enactment successful the VivaTech Summit, Europe's largest exertion and startup event, alongside President Macron.The premier curate volition besides clasp further bilateral engagements and interact with members of the Indian diaspora, bringing to a adjacent a sojourn that blends strategical diplomacy, innovation partnerships and planetary outreach crossed Europe.
