Paris

Indiaand France on Tuesday discussed supply chain vulnerabilities, critical technologies, cyber security and safeguarding strategic supplies during Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's visit to Paris, as the two sides held talks on strengthening their strategic partnership.

Misri and his French counterpart Martin Briens, Secretary General, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the India-France Economic Security and Critical Technologies Dialogue, established during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France in June.

“The discussions covered exchanges on supply chain vulnerabilities, critical technologies, cyber security and safeguarding strategic supplies”, according to an official statement.

“Both sides noted that the dialogue complemented the Innovation Roadmap 2030, India-France Year of Innovation, the existing Economic and Financial Dialogue and the objective of doubling bilateral trade in the next five years. They agreed to work on the priorities identified during the dialogue,” the Ministry of External Affairs said.

Bilateral trade between India and France has more than doubled in the last decade to 13.6 billion euros (around $15 billion) in 2025-26, according to official data. Within the European Union, France is India’s third-largest trading partner, after the Netherlands and Germany.