Indian Ambassador to France Jawed Ashraf attends Paris Infra Week

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Indian Ambassador to France Jawed Ashraf attended the Paris Infra Week inaugural on October 3. 

Important facts

• In this event, he highlighted India's infrastructure, digitization, logistics support growth, inclusion, sustainability, sovereignty, strategic autonomy and resilience.

• The event was attended by various dignitaries.

India - France relations

• India and France have always had traditionally close and friendly relations.

• In 1998, the two countries entered into a Strategic Partnership, which marks the convergence of their views on a number of international issues, apart from the close and growing bilateral ties.

• There are more than 1000 French businesses in India in diverse sectors like Defence, ITeS, Consultancy, Engineering Services, Heavy Industries etc.

• France is the 7th largest foreign investor in India with a cumulative FDI stock of USD 9 billion from 2 April 2000 to December 2020, representing 2% of the total FDI inflows into India.

• During the second wave of COVID-19 in India, France supported India with a massive solidarity mission.

• The mission was implemented by the Embassy of France in India led along with IFCCI and Team France. 

• During this mission, 29 state-of-the-art French-built oxygen-generating plants were set up in Indian hospitals across the country and 55 crores (6.1 million Euros) were raised from 55 French and Indian groups.

About France

• Prime minister - Élisabeth Borne

• Capital - Paris

• President - Emmanuel Macron

• Currency - euro

• Official Language - French

• Official Name - French Republic