Indian Diaspora in Paris Hails PM Modi, Say They Are ‘Proud’ over Bharat Innovates
Modi said India and France are closer as he arrived for VivaTech 2026, where India will have the largest national pavilion, officials said.
- On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Paris to a warm reception by the Indian diaspora, marking the final leg of his two-nation tour to France and Slovakia.
- Modi traveled from the G7 Summit in Evian-Les-Bains, where he described his engagements as "productive" and proposed a framework to boost connectivity and trade with the Global South.
- India will host the largest national pavilion at VivaTech 2026, while the Indian diaspora in mainland France numbers around 119,000, with more than 350,000 people of Indian origin in French overseas territories.
- Modi is scheduled to attend VivaTech alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, while praising the diaspora's efforts in bringing the two nations closer, writing the "India-France partnership is vital for the progress of our planet."
- The BAPS Swaminarayan temple, the first Hindu temple in Paris, is scheduled to open this September, deepening cultural ties between India and France.
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"Proud that Bharat Innovates was inaugurated by PM Modi, Macron": Indian diaspora in Paris
A member of the Indian diaspora told ANI, "I am a scientist and I feel very proud that 'Bharat Innovates 2026' was jointly inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron."

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