PM Modi, French President Macron decide to expand Indo-Pacific partnership

Indo-Pacific partnership dominated the meeting between PM Narendra Modi and the President of France Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome on Saturday.

The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the state of the wide-ranging India-France Strategic Partnership. The meeting acquired significance in the backdrop of AUKUS and submarine deal that saw Australia opting out of the submarine deal with France.

Modi also welcomed the European Union’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, released in September 2021, and thanked the French President for France’s leadership role in the same.


The two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate in the Indo-Pacific and to find new and innovative ways to contribute towards a free, open and rules-based order in the region.

The two leaders discussed the forthcoming COP26 and the need to focus on issues of climate finance.

Prime Minister Modi also invited President Macron to visit India at the earliest opportunity.