Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Nice ahead of the G7 Summit. India and France adopted the Innovation Roadmap 2030 and agreed to create a Joint India-France AI Working Group. Both leaders called for the fast adoption of the India-EU FTA. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meetings with key world leaders on the sidelines of the 52nd G7 Summit in Evian, France, including UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during which he underscored the depth of India-UAE relations and expressed gratitude to the UAE Government for its care for the Indian community in the UAE. Modi addressed global venture capitalists and Indian entrepreneurs at a conclave before the G7 Summit, accompanied by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood. At the conclave, Modi stated that India has emerged not as a consumer of solutions but as a contributor to solutions in the world. Modi gifted a Kalamkari artwork to French President Emmanuel Macron, a Pochampally stole to the French First Lady, and ancient Ayurvedic texts to the Slovak Speaker. Indian diaspora in Paris hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed pride over Bharat Innovates.