PM Modi made the announcement during his address to the Indian community at LA Seine Musicale in Paris. He received a gala welcome from the people gathered there.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that India and France have agreed to use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment mechanism and it will begin from the iconic Eiffel Tower.
The Prime Minister noted that French football player Kylian Mbappe is "superhit" among the youth in India and added that the player “is probably known to more people in India than in France”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the people-to-people connect between France and India is the "strongest foundation" of the partnership between the two countries
Members of Indian diaspora in Paris on Wednesday (local time) said that they are all excited to welcome PM Modi, and they will be presenting a special turban to him which will include flags of India and France.
The Indian diasporas were seen raising slogans like "Bharat Mata ki jai", "Vande Mataram", "Long Live India" and "Khalistan Murdabad", and carried placards, written, "Khalistani are not Sikh", and "Canada stop supporting Khalistani Canadian terrorists".
From June 22 to July 6, the delegation visited East Turkistani diaspora communities in various European nations, bearing witness to the dynamic local parliamentary candidate elections that demonstrated the "indomitable spirit" of the East Turkistani people.
During his visit, Jaishankar will call on the top leadership of the East African country and also attend a reception onboard Indian Naval Ship Trishul. He will also address the Indian diaspora and inaugurate the bust of Swami Vivekananda.