February 17, 2026 2:14 PM
India-France strategic partnership enters a new era under Horizon 2047
As India and France approach three decades of their strategic partnership, the relationship is entering a more ambitious and future-oriented phase under the Horizon 2047 roadmap. India established diplomatic relations with France in 1947, but the defining moment came on 26 January 1998, when the two countries launched a Strategic Partnership - India’s first with a Western nation and France’s first outside the European Union. Since then, ties have steadily expanded across defence, civil nucl...
