India, June 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a six-day visit to France and Slovakia from June 13 to 18, aimed at strengthening India's strategic, economic and technological partnerships with Europe. The visit will include high-level meetings with world leaders, participation in the G7 Outreach Summit, and bilateral engagements focused on trade, innovation, defence and emerging technologies.

The first leg of the visit will take PM Modi to France, where he is scheduled to hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders are expected to review progress in the India-France strategic partnership and discuss cooperation in areas such as defence, clean energy, artificial intelligence, space, innovation and cr...