What Happened
New Private Sector Deals Expand Long-Standing Partnership
India and France are expanding their cooperation in the space sector through new private-sector deals, including agreements on satellite launches, space surveillance, and microsatellite technology. The partnerships, announced at the International Space Summit in Paris, include contracts worth over 5 million euros between France’s Safran Space and India’s Dhruva Space. This development builds on a long-standing partnership between the Indian Space Research Organisation and France’s space agency CNES, and was reported by Daily Excelsior.