India and France are expanding their nearly six-decade space partnership, prioritising human spaceflight, advanced technologies, industrial collaboration and global space governance.

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• India and France agreed to significantly deepen cooperation in human spaceflight, advanced technologies, industrial partnerships and emerging space-sector opportunities.
• The renewed partnership aims to strengthen engagement between the Indian Space Research Organisation and France’s National Centre for Space Studies.
• Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman and Space Department Secretary has been invited to deliver the opening keynote at the Paris International Space Summit.
• The keynote will highlight India’s future human spaceflight ambitions and its plans for expanding human exploration in low Earth orbit.
• India will participate in the International Space Summit in Paris, while France will participate in the Bengaluru Space Expo scheduled for September.
• India plans to contribute to international discussions covering sustainable outer-space use, scientific data accessibility and frameworks governing space-based communications.
• Potential cooperation areas include space design, manufacturing technologies, space-based connectivity, exploration beyond the International Space Station and advanced applications.
• France expressed interest in accelerating existing initiatives and expanding collaboration among government space agencies, industries and emerging space ecosystems.
• The two countries are preparing further consultations on new cooperation areas, joint initiatives and opportunities for deeper industrial and technological engagement.
• India and France have maintained one of the world’s longest-running international space partnerships, spanning nearly six decades of cooperation.
• Joint missions including Megha-Tropiques and SARAL demonstrate the partnership’s established foundation in satellite technology, Earth observation and climate-related applications.
• The renewed cooperation could strengthen India’s position in the global space economy while creating opportunities for research, technology development and industrial growth