India, June 14 -- India and France on Sunday unveiled a vision of jointly innovating solutions to global challenges in digital infrastructure, space, nuclear energy and artificial intelligence, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that India is emerging as a contributor to solutions and a provider of technology in a wide range of areas.

Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly inaugurated Bharat Innovates 2026 in the port city of Nice, the first stop in a nearly week-long tour of Europe by the PM that will also see him participating in outreach sessions of the G7 Summit.

The three-day event is an effort to match Indian tech startups, innovators and researchers with global innovation funds and entrepreneurs.

The two leaders...