India-EU FTA will boost trade, tech and tourism: PM Modi at VivaTech 2026 | World

PM Modi on Thursday addressed the VivaTech 2026 in Paris and said India-EU FTA will boost trade, tech and tourism. He said this after top EU leader Ursula von der Leyen said that India and the European Union will sign the ambitious free trade agreement by the end of this year. Notably, India and the EU announced concluding negotiations for the mega trade deal at their summit meeting in January in New Delhi.

India is using technology at a massive scale for financial inclusion: PM Modi 

PM Modi also said that India is using technology at a massive scale for financial inclusion, education, telemedicine, agriculture and more and its startups are forging many new partnerships.

Speaking at the VivaTech 2026, PM Modi said India is expanding the frontiers of human capability from space technologies to nuclear energy.”I’m delighted to be in Paris for the 10th edition of VivaTech. This is Europe’s biggest technology event. I congratulate President Macron and the organizers for the success of VivaTech. 2026 is a special year for India and Europe. At the beginning of the year, we concluded the historic India-EU free trade agreement. This agreement will expand our trade and investment. And it will open up many pathways for the exchange of talent, technology, and tourism,” he said.

France is serving as an important bridge: PM Modi 

“With the launch of the India-France year of innovation, this year, France is serving as an important bridge that is bringing the tech ecosystem of India and Europe closer,” he added.

PM Modi said India believes that in this era of disruption, technology must deliver for all.”We are using technology at a massive scale for financial inclusion, education, telemedicine, agriculture and more. From Bharat Innovates, held a few days ago in Nice, to Viva Tech in Paris today, our start-ups are forging many new partnerships. From space technologies to nuclear energy, we are expanding the frontiers of human capability,” he said.

PM Modi says India going through rapid transformation powered by technology

Prime Minister Modi said that in the last decade, India has been going through a rapid transformation that is powered by technology.

He said UPI can be used in France too at the Eiffel Tower or the Paris airport.”From creating the world’s largest digital identity system to the world’s largest digital payment platforms. at a massive scale for financial inclusion, education, telemedicine, agriculture and more. Because of our unified payments interface or UPI, half of the world’s real-time digital transactions happen in India today,” he said.

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