Macron Unveils Indo-French AI Health Centre, Pitches Tech Independence from US, China

• French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the Indo French Centre for AI in Health (IF-CAIH) in Delhi.
• The joint initiative involves AIIMS, Sorbonne University, and the Paris Brain Institute, focusing on AI for common good.
• Macron emphasized the partnership as a strategy to avoid overdependence on US or Chinese AI models.
• Both India and France aim to build their own computing capacities, train domestic talent, and mobilize capital.
• The visit also covers defense procurement, civil nuclear cooperation, Indo-Pacific alignment, and climate collaboration.