Takshashila India-France Dialogue: Exploring New Frontiers in the Strategic Partnership
Common values and interests
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Aim to promote India-French cooperation through exchange of ideas
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Science cooperation
How is France engaging with South India?
More Indian and French think tanks need to be talking to each other, as part of wider interactions between various sections of both societies.
Digital partnership will be crucial in the coming years.
France has two consulate generals: one each in Chennai and Bengaluru
Strong human exchanges between south India and France.
Consulate General in Bengaluru has issued 55,000 visas a year. Chennai issued 26,000.
South India is a hub for innovation
Aeronautics - France was the top foreign country in Aero-India last week.
France is committed to ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.
Indo-Pacific is the core of the partnership
France has jointly launched numerous satellites with India
India and France are ambitious in their approach to digital sector cooperation, providing backing for research, and innovation
Shared common vision of open, reliable, safe, and rules-based cyberspace
The common goal is to achieve the right balance between security and liberty
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France hopes that India will implement trust and security in cyberspace
Need to strengthen cooperation in strategic fields like AI and advanced computing
It's a concept that India and France share
The Vision was clearly set by PM Modi- Shang-Ri-La dialogue too.
Sharing info, Concrete cooperation, long-standing annual exercise together
Industrial cooperation especially on submarines
Relationship has evolved from bilateral to regional and global context
Europe emerging as a strategic pole in the world- emergence of a multipolar global order
France stood with India in 1998 when India was isolated.
Heading into a more long-term Make in India partnership to support the realisation of shared vision and security - support technology, supply chains
Technology is the principal determinant of power, prosperity in this age
Cyber - critical to the future- communications tech- cloud services, AI, quantum computing, 5G and 6G services
Looking at space security, doing more on counter-terrorism together
Indo pacific- great deal of convergence. India doesn't define it as country-specific.
India and France should work to support our sec and Economic interests -to build a region that is rule-based, connected by secure seas, integrated by trade, help other countries to build capacity
India works with 4 other countries to protect the sovereignty and vital interests in the region.
Regional coordination - Maritime Information Fusion Center in Gurugram, both present in Singapore, deploy personnel in information fusion centre in Madagascar
India and France are together in UNSC. France has been a great champion for India in UNSC
The Future of multilateralism is reflected in how we deal with the pandemic
create a multilateral framework where there is equitable access to vaccines - not leave poor countries more vulnerable than the already are
India and France working together to reform WHO, WTO, - high on agenda
Working issue-based multilateral alliances - Solar
build a more humane, kinder globalisation process
Platforms like G20- platforms to create a global vision that supports multilateralism
Deeper engagement in seeking strategic clarity - An India-EU partnership
India and France Both have great stakes in Africa
Common Interests and avenues for cooperation
Promote rule-based regional order, keeping with our values
Promote rule-based regional order, keeping with our values - positive, our value are very clear.
A cooperative strategy. Working with Australia, Japan and aim to get concrete results.
France has population in the region,troops, bases, territories.
France is a resident power in the Indo-Pacific region