India, France discuss developments related to artificial intelligence in military domain

India and France on Monday discussed developments related to artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain at a bilateral dialogue in the national capital New Delhi, according to an official statement Monday.

The two sides held a bilateral dialogue in India’s capital New Delhi and discussed developments in the field of “disarmament and non-proliferation relating to the nuclear, chemical, biological domains, as well as outer space security, conventional weapons including AI in the military domain and Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, and
multilateral export control regimes,” an Indian Foreign Ministry statement said.

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Separately, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said he received French Foreign Ministry’s Secretary General Anne-Marie Descotes on Monday morning.

“Our strategic partnership is growing from strength to strength. Confident that the Foreign Office Consultations and Strategic Space Dialogue will further enhance its momentum,” Jaishankar wrote on X.

India and France have traditionally enjoyed close and friendly relations, with 2023 marking as 25 years of the India-France Strategic Partnership. The total trade for the financial year 2022-23 has exceeded the $13 billion mark for the first time, with exports from India crossing $7 billion, according to the Indian Embassy in Paris.