Morning Edition · Sunday, June 14, 2026
Modi Opens a European Tour in France With a Push on Deep Tech
The Indian prime minister's visit features a startup showcase in Nice and a possible meeting with President Trump, as New Delhi courts European capital and technology.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a European visit in France, where the Bharat Innovates event in Nice is bringing together Indian deep-tech startups, universities and investors from June 14 to 16. The program is built around connecting Indian technology firms with European financing and research partners.
The trip extends beyond Nice to Evian and Paris and is tied to the Group of Seven summit, with Indian officials flagging a possible bilateral meeting with President Trump. The diplomacy comes while Washington rebuilds a broad tariff regime, giving New Delhi reason to diversify its commercial and technological relationships across multiple partners at once.
For India, deepening ties with France and the wider European Union complements rather than replaces its outreach toward Russia and China, reflecting a foreign policy that seeks leverage with every major power rather than alignment with a single bloc.
What this means
India is positioning itself as the partner of choice for capital and technology from East and West alike at a time when trade rules are breaking apart. Closer India-Europe technology ties matter for supply-chain diversification away from China and for where the next round of manufacturing and software investment goes.
What to watch
- Any investment or technology agreements announced during the Nice and Paris legs
- Whether a Modi-Trump meeting occurs and what it signals on US tariffs toward India
Observations to monitor, not financial advice.
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