PM Modi meets top CEOs in Paris, highlights India’s innovation and manufacturing opportunities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met several top CEOs and business leaders here highlighting tremendous opportunities in Indiarsquos growing innovation and manufacturing ecosystemAfter concluding a successful round of meetings at the G7 Summit in Frances Evian PM Modi arrived in Paris where he received a warm welcome by the Indian diasporaldquoPM Modi met Arthur Mensch Cofounder and CEO of Mistral AI PM highlighted the opportunities in Indiarsquos growing AI ecosystem Mr arthurmensch expressed Mistral AIrsquos strong interest in collaborating with India and partnering with Indian companies to drive innovation and expand AI capabilitiesrdquo Randhir Jaiswal spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs MEA wrote on XPM narendramodi met Mr Arthur Mensch Cofounder and CEO of Mistral AI PM highlighted the opportunities in Indiarsquos growing AI ecosystem Mr arthurmensch expressed Mistral AIrsquos strong interest in collaborating with India and partnering with Indian companies to drivehellip pictwittercomqCux9pfWaWmdash Randhir Jaiswal MEAIndia June 18 2026PM Modi also met Martin Sion CEO of Alstom and discussions focused on opportunities in mobility and railway modernisationldquoPM Modi noted Alstomrsquos significant investments and manufacturing presence in India which are contributing to job creation and the growth of Indias rail sector Mr Sion shared Alstomrsquos plans for further expansion and investments in Indiardquo according to JaiswalPrime Minister met Benoit Bazin Chairman and CEO of SaintGobain and discussions focused on opportunities in the materials and construction sector with a particular emphasis on sustainabilityldquoPM Modi noted SaintGobainrsquos strong presence and investments in India which are creating opportunities for Indian youth Mr Bazin shared SaintGobainrsquos plans for further investments and expansion in Indiardquo the MEA spokesperson saidEarlier in the day PM Modi said the IndiaFrance partnership is vital for the progress of the planet EarthTaking to his official social media platform X Prime Minister Modi wrote Reached Paris a short while ago to a warm welcome by the Indian diaspora I am proud of their efforts in bringing India and France closer The IndiaFrance partnership is vital for the progress of our planetJe suis arriveacute agrave Paris il y a peu ougrave jrsquoai eacuteteacute accueilli chaleureusement par la diaspora indienne Je suis fier de ses efforts pour rapprocher lrsquoInde et la France Le partenariat IndeFrance est essentiel au progregraves de notre planegravete pictwittercomMzvs4HKggdmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi June 17 2026PM Modirsquos programmes in Paris include an address at VivaTech 2026 one of Europersquos largest technology and innovation conferences and an interaction with the Indian diaspora at a community event The participation at VivaTech 2026 will showcase Indiarsquos growing digital economy and innovation ecosystem while his interaction with the diaspora will underline the role of overseas Indians in strengthening bilateral tiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever