India's Modi heads to Paris as co-chair of AI summit

Europe courts Indian leader for tech and trade links in face of frosty China ties

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is greeted by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in July 2023 when he last visited Paris. © Reuters

MAILYS PENE-LASSUS

PARIS -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting France from Monday as co-chair of an international summit on artificial intelligence in Paris that is expected to be attended by industry leaders, including executives from OpenAI and DeepSeek.

Hosted by France over Monday and Tuesday in cooperation with India, the AI summit is yet another sign that President Emmanuel Macron's government -- and the European Union -- is seeking closer ties with New Delhi in areas like technology amid a fraught relationship with Beijing and a disrupted one with Washington.

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