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Modi inaugurates innovation conclave with Macron in France

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday jointly inaugurated the Bharat Innovates 2026 conclave in the French city of Nice, highlighting growing cooperation between the two countries.

The three-day event, launched during Modi's visit to France, brings together startups, innovators and venture capital firms from India, France and other countries.

Speaking at the inauguration, Modi said the India-France partnership was driven by "shared interest and shared vision" and would help address global challenges through innovation and technology.

"A decade ago, the world saw India as a technology adopter. Today India is emerging as a technology provider ," Modi said, pointing to what he described as a startup revolution in the country.

He said innovation, technology and the aspirations of young people were driving India's transformation and shaping its future.

Modi added that Bharat Innovates 2026 would provide a platform for young Indian entrepreneurs and innovators to collaborate with European expertise and develop solutions to global challenges.

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Skip next section Indian-flagged vessel suffers engine failure off the coast of Oman June 14, 2026

Indian-flagged vessel suffers engine failure off the coast of Oman

An Indian-flagged vessel carrying 14 Indian crew members suffered an engine failure off the coast of Oman, prompting a search-and-rescue operation, the Indian mission in Oman said on Sunday.

The vessel, MSV Virat 1, lost power at sea, forcing the crew to abandon ship and transfer safely to a lifeboat, according to the mission.

"Rescue operation is presently underway through ships in vicinity, under coordination of Omani authorities," the Indian embassy said in a statement on X.

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Skip next section Modi, Trump to discuss trade at G7 summit June 14, 2026

Modi, Trump to discuss trade at G7 summit

Modi and Trump are meeting next week in France as New Delhi and Washington seek to improve ties strained [FILE: February 13, 2025] Image: Jim Watson/AFP Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France next week, a senior US official told Reuters news agency on Saturday.

The two leaders are expected to discuss trade during the June 15-17 gathering in Evian-les-Bains, though no breakthrough is anticipated, the official said.

Following the summit, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel to India for a bilateral trade agreement.

"We know that Prime Minister Modi is quite ambitious about the role he sees for India, the importance of the US-India relationship," the official told reporters. "We think a potential trade deal is part of that."

The comments come as New Delhi and Washington seek to improve ties strained by US tariffs on Indian goods and Trump's claims that he helped end last year's India-Pakistan conflict. India has rejected Trump's claims.

India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal recently said the first tranche of the India-US trade agreement  announced in February, could be concluded by mid-July.

However, the meeting comes just days after India protested US strikes on commercial vessels that killed three Indian sailors aboard a tanker off the coast of Oman.

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US silence on Indian sailors' deaths draws criticism

The United States on Saturday acknowledged the call between Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and the Secretary of State Marco Rubio but did not mention India's protest against  US strike on commercial vessels off the coast of Oman that killed three Indian sailors.

A US State Department statement by spokesperson Tommy Pigott said that the two senior officials "discussed recent events in the Strait of Hormuz ."

The statement added that the US "stressed that all commercial vessels should immediately comply with orders from US forces," and that " violations of the US blockade and the illicit transport of Iranian oil will not be tolerated."

Earlier on Saturday, Jaishankar said he had reiterated to Rubio "India's strong protest at the attacks by the US Navy in the Gulf that killed three Indian mariners" in a post on X. "Such lethal actions against commercial shipping are not justified."

In India, there was anger over the US response, which made no reference to New Delhi's protest.

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi said that the US has "continued issuing orders." "No remorse, no apology,"…