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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday emphasised that free speech must be grounded in respect and transparency, while asserting that the bilateral relationship between India and France is currently at its "highest point".

"The Indians, who are currently customers, want to co-produce with us; we have seen the Rafale here, but they want to co-produce combat aircraft in India. They want to handle more of the maintenance, which is legitimate," Macron said.

French President Emmanuel Macron blasted social media platforms in India, calling unrestricted free speech pure bulls***t without transparent algorithms and warning of serious democratic risks from opaque digital systems.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed India's push for stricter online safeguards, as the Centre discussed age-based social media restrictions and tougher deepfake regulations with tech platforms.

He added that France would "clearly streamline this approach in order to have something which meets the expectations and is much more practical for the students and the schools."