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India is emerging arsenic a "trusted partner" to the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said connected Thursday (June 18, 2026), underlining that the state is investing crossed assorted sectors that volition thrust growth, innovation, and opportunities for generations to come.
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Addressing the Indian diaspora successful Paris, Mr. Modi besides said that this is simply a defining play successful India's journey, wherever aspirations are reaching caller heights.
"There was a clip erstwhile relations betwixt countries were determined solely by trade, but today, spot has go conscionable arsenic important alongside trade," Mr. Modi told the gathering astatine Salle Playel, 1 of the largest indoor venues successful the French capital.
"Every state wants a reliable proviso chain. Every state wants a unchangeable partnership. Every state is successful hunt of specified partners connected whom spot tin beryllium placed for the agelong term, and astatine specified a time, India is emerging arsenic a trusted spouse successful the world," the Prime Minister said.
Reflecting upon the achievements of the diaspora, helium pointed to World War II British Indian spy Noor Inayat Khan and a French General successful Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army.
“Be it Indian-origin Noor Inayat Khan, who sacrificed her beingness for the French Resistance, oregon General Jean-François Allard, who worked with Maharaja Ranjit Singh, they are each symbols of a shared Indo-French heritage," helium said. Highlighting that the radical of India privation to instrumentality their lives to the adjacent level, helium pointed to the Chandrayaan ngo arsenic an illustration of the country’s “aspirations”.
“The satellite recognised this arsenic a immense achievement, but India did not halt there. Today, the state is preparing for Gaganyaan, moving guardant towards gathering its ain abstraction station,” helium said.
Amid large cheers from the audience, Mr. Modi hailed the expanding footprint of UPI successful France, which would springiness a boost to tourism flows betwixt the 2 countries.
On the commercialized front, helium pointed to the advancement made with the U.K. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) being enforced from adjacent period and advancement being made with the European Union (EU) talks, which volition unfastened up caller opportunities for Indian workers, farmers, innovators and others.
Mr. Modi said that astatine the G7 gathering successful Evian, helium emphasised the value of partnerships based connected trust. "Bharat’s connection to the G7 Summit was clear: planetary governance volition lone beryllium effectual erstwhile it is inclusive; planetary maturation volition beryllium sustainable erstwhile it is shared; and exertion volition genuinely payment humanity erstwhile it is trusted," helium said.
Mr. Modi said that the satellite is experiencing a play of uncertainty and disruption. "In these challenging times, the concern betwixt France and India has go a beardown pillar of trust, stability, and cooperation," helium said, noting that the 2 sides person elevated their narration to the presumption of a Special Global Strategic Partnership.
He said the 2 countries are launching the TRISHNA outer adjacent year. "This outer volition lend to ensuring h2o and nutrient information successful the world," helium added.
Mr. Modi said helium arrived successful France erstwhile his authorities had completed 12 years. "Serving the federation continuously for 12 years arsenic the elected Prime Minister has been a large luck of my life. This is the spot of India's democracy, which has brought a beverage seller to this position," helium said.
Mr. Modi said that India has witnessed transformative maturation crossed sectors successful the past 12 years. "Beyond economical growth, India's travel is astir empowering radical and transforming lives," helium added.
He said that today's communicative of India is not conscionable the communicative of economical progress. "It is besides the communicative of societal transformation," helium said, adding that 25 crore radical successful the state person been lifted retired of poorness successful the past 12 years.
"Today's India and its younker are dreaming precise large dreams. India's farmers are moving guardant with caller possibilities. India's women are demonstrating caller leadership," helium said.
"Fifty oregon a 100 years from today, erstwhile this epoch is reviewed, it volition look that this epoch was driven by India's aspirations. Today's India is gathering the full ecosystem of the future. India is investing successful each assemblage that volition signifier the absorption of the coming decades," helium added.
Earlier, Mr. Modi was welcomed with the connection “Bonjour Modi”, oregon hullo Modi, and chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”.
