New Delhi, May 26 -- A high-level delegation from the French Senate led by Senator Catherine Dumas, concluded an official visit to India from May 18 to 23, 2025, aimed at strengthening inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.

The delegation of France's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and the Armed Forces, which included Senators Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Hugues Saury, and Philippe Folliot, built on previous visits to Indonesia (2022) and Japan (2024) and followed up on the 2020 Senate report titled "India, a Strategic Partner."

During the visit to New Delhi, the senators held bilateral talks with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri focusing on global and regional developments, defence cooperation, and the Indo-...