Marseille is a key gateway for trade between India and France due to its strategic location on the Mediterranean coast, it is also among the entry points for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, upon arriving in Marseille, paid tribute to the city's historical "significance" in India's freedom struggle, recalling the "courageous escape" attempt of "Veer" Savarkar and thanking the French activists who supported him during his time of peril.
PM Modi, in his concluding address at the AI Action Summit, in Paris said he welcomed the decision to set up the "AI Foundation" and the "Council for Sustainable AI".
Just before his address at the AI-Action Summit in Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States Vice President JD Vance were seen sitting beside each other, as they intently listen to French President Emmanuel Macron talk about the future of Artificial Intelligence.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the potential risk of Artificial Intelligence such as deepfakes and disinformation and urged world leaders to democratise the technology and re-skilling the people.
He said that AI can help create a world in which the journey to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) becomes "easier and faster" and called on the world to pull together resources and talent for AI.
In an interview with ANI, Kerautem said that Europe and India hand in hand can build a kind of third way of looking at the digital. He shared his experience of collaborating with Indian companies like Reverie and Braahmam International.
Sharing a post on X, French President Emmanuel Macron wrote, "Welcome to Paris, my friend @NarendraModi! Nice to meet you dear @VP Vance! Welcome to all our partners for the AI Action Summit. Let's get to work!"