Emmanuel Macron: ‘Thank you India!’: French President Macron shares highlights of his three-day visit | India News

New Delhi: French President Dr Emmanuel Macron Thursday “Thank you India!” concluded his three-day tour of India with Message, after attending the India AI Impact Summit 2026 and bilateral discussions Prime Minister Narendra Modi.In a post on X, Macron shared a video of moments from his visit along with a note saying “Thank you India!” Says, appreciating the warm welcome he received during the trip

During the visit, Macron met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and interacted with global technology leaders, signaling deeper cooperation between Paris and New Delhi in the areas of artificial intelligence, innovation and strategy.While addressing the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Macron opened with a greeting that drew applause from the audience.“Namaste. Thank you very much for welcoming us to this great country, this great city. It’s great to be back after my 2024 state visit for this Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit organized by you,” he said.Appreciating India’s digital transformation over the past decade, he said, “10 years ago, a street vendor in Mumbai could not open a bank account. No address, no papers, no access and today the same vendor accepts payments on his phone.”He added, “India has created something that no other country in the world has created. A digital identity for 1.4 billion people. A payment system that now processes 20 billion transactions per month. A health infrastructure that has issued 500 million digital health IDs. Here are the results. They call it India Stack Open Interoperable Sovereign.”On the sidelines of the summit, Macron met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and discussed digital cooperation and the priorities of the French G7 presidency.“Solutions to our digital challenges are not found at Google, but developed with Google and all stakeholders. At the Delhi AI Conference, together with Sundar Pichai, we discussed the priorities of the French G7 Presidency. And I shared a message: Choose France!” Macron posted on X.“With the leadership of the G7, France has an important role to play in unlocking the opportunities of AI and we are proud to be a partner,” Pichai responded.Macron also held talks with Alexander Wang, chief AI officer at Meta.“Constructive discussion with Alexander Wang from Meta at the Delhi AI Summit. We discussed what France has to offer: talent, research and data centers. In two words: choose France!” He wrote“We have also reviewed measures to protect young people on social media, in particular the proposal I support to ban access for under 15s. Good news: Meta is committed to moving forward with us,” he added.On the Greater India France Partnership, Macron said the ties are at their strongest.“And for the bilateral relationship, I really believe it’s at the highest level and we want to do a lot again because it’s based on our relationship,” he said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi also held a bilateral meeting with Macron in the capital on the sidelines of the summit.Macron described India’s progress in digital governance and technology as a global benchmark, underlining the continued momentum of the India-France strategic partnership with a focus on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.