PM Modi calls for collective responsibility, cooperation, sustainability, inclusion at Paris Space Summit

September 10, 2026 4:44 PM

PM Modi calls for collective responsibility, cooperation, sustainability, inclusion at Paris Space Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for greater international cooperation, sustainability and inclusion in the exploration and use of outer space, saying that the growing number of actors and technologies in space requires collective responsibility. Addressing the first International Space Summit in Paris through video conferencing, PM Modi thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for the invitation and for taking the initiative to convene the summit. He said space, which had inspi...

International Space Summit to Begin in Paris, Nearly 120 Delegations to Attend

September 9, 2026 11:59 AM

International Space Summit to Begin in Paris, Nearly 120 Delegations to Attend

France is pressing ahead with a space summit shunned by the U.S. tech giants and hampered by a lower-than-expected turnout from European leaders as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a stronger role for Europe in the competitive maelstrom of space. Organisers had billed the International Space Summit in Paris on September 9 and 10 as a forum for decision-makers, corporations and scientists from 120 nations including rival space powers U.S. and China to find ways to cooperate and improve regulation...