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France set to simplify visa norms for Indian students
Business Standard
|February 19, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that his country will simplify visa and sourcing procedures and expand courses taught in English in an effort to get 30,000 Indian students to study in France by 2030 from the current level of 9,000-10,000 annually.
Macron held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai on Tuesday, and landed in the national capital from Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon, where he is scheduled to attend the AI Impact Summit on Thursday.
On Wednesday evening, the French President launched a research centre dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, involving collaboration between Sorbonne University, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and the Paris Brain Institute. India and France have placed AI and digital health at the core of their strategic cooperation in the sector. Addressing the gathering at AIIMS, Macron said France currently sees an annual inflow of approximately 9,000 to 10,000 Indian students.
This story is from the February 19, 2026 edition of Business Standard.
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