India, Feb. 10 -- A collaborative approach to the inclusive use of AI and strengthening the India-US partnership in key areas such as technology, trade, defence and energy will be in focus during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-nation visit to France and the US beginning on Monday.

Modi will first travel to France, where he will co-chair the AI Action Summit along with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. The two leaders will hold bilateral talks before Modi travels to Washington on February 12 for his first meeting with US President Donald Trump in his second term.

In a statement ahead of his departure, Modi said he looked forward to co-chairing the AI Action Summit, where "we will exchange views on collaborative approach to...