India and France Launch Critical Technologies Dialogue

India and France held the third India-France Strategic Space Dialogue and the inaugural India-France Economic Security and Critical Technologies Dialogue in Paris on Tuesday, 10 November 2026. India’s Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, and Martin Briens, Secretary General of France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, co-chaired the meetings. Misri arrived in Paris on 9 November.

Space cooperation and critical technologies

The space dialogue reviewed bilateral cooperation, including between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES). The sides discussed further strategic cooperation, commercial collaboration between their space industries and multilateral space matters.

The new economic security dialogue is intended to strengthen supply-chain resilience and accelerate joint development in emerging domains. It was established during the Prime Minister’s visit to France in June 2026. Discussions covered supply-chain vulnerabilities, critical technologies, cybersecurity and safeguarding strategic supplies.

Wider bilateral consultations

The officials also reviewed the full range of India-France relations and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. The discussions are expected to deepen cooperation in space, critical technologies and economic security.

Important Facts for Exams

• Megha-Tropiques mission: CNES and ISRO collaborated on Megha-Tropiques, a mission studying the water cycle and its effects from climate change.
• ISRO oversight: ISRO is managed by the Department of Space, which falls under the Space Commission, linking the agency to a broader oversight structure.
• Resilience dimensions: Supply-chain resilience encompasses the capacity to persist, adapt or transform when conditions change, not just to recover from disruption.