Speaking at VivaTech 2026 in Paris on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India’s large-scale deployment of technology across financial inclusion, education, telemedicine, and agriculture. He noted that India’s UPI payment system now processes half of the world’s real-time digital transactions and is accepted at Paris landmarks including the Eiffel Tower. Modi also celebrated the historic India-EU free trade agreement concluded earlier this year and the launch of the India-France Year of Innovation, calling France a vital bridge connecting India’s and Europe’s tech ecosystems.
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Paris [France]: Prime Minister Narconcludera Modi on Thursday declared that India is applying 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 declared 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 hugegest 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 launchning 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 exmodify of talent, technology, and tourism,” he declared. “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 declared India believes that in this era of disruption, technology must deliver for all.”We are applying 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 declared. The Prime Minister declared that in the last decade, India has been going through a rapid transformation that is powered by technology. He declared UPI can be utilized 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. Becautilize of our unified payments interface or UPI, half of the world’s real-time digital transactions happen in India today,” he declared. “You can now utilize UPI in France too at the Eiffel Tower or the Paris airport. We have several examples of such world-class digital public goods. Digilocker is one of the world’s largest digital document wallet,” he added.VivaTech is Europe’s foremost gathering of technology and innovation.
