Music The Springtime in Paris and there is a new spring bounce and vitality in the India-France relation. Paris in April looks like the heaven on earth and in the first stop in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's made an attempt to yore and the confidence powerful economy. When Prime Minister Modi says down for talks with the French President, there will be a lot on the table besides delicious good-made food for which the French are famous. The menu will be appetizing and varied, trade in investment, nuclear energy, science and technology, defence deeds and space will vie for the leaders' mind space as they map out an ambitious agenda to upscale the India-France relations across the spectrum. The leaders of Indian France force the person to rappel when the first met in the margins of the G20 summit in Brisbane in November last year. Economic diplomacy will be high on the agenda. A head of his three nation trip to France, Germany and Canada starting April 9. Prime Minister Modi has treated. My France, Germany and Canada visit is centered around supporting India's economic agenda and creating jobs for our youth. We'll discuss strengthening India-France economic cooperation and visit some high-tech industrial units outside Paris. Indeed economic relations are run on upward trajectory with bilateral trade exceeding $7 billion. India is looking for more French investments as seeking France's support for the make-in India campaign and the smart cities project. One of the key sectors will be the sector of smart cities and some of the global leaders in urban planning, urban infrastructure, urban transportation, water management, sewage management, public sanitation are French companies. We also have more than 700 French companies who are working in India. The French investment in India, if we take the total investment in India, would be of the range of about more than $10 billion. These are some of the areas which I think would contribute a lot to the idea of make-in India in addition to the strategic dimension which would be the nuclear space and defence. Civil aviation has emerged as an important sector of cooperation with Prime Minister Modi planning a visit to lose home to the legendary Airbus industry. Taking civil nuclear cooperation forward will be high on Prime Minister Modi's agenda. France was the first country to sign a bilateral civil nuclear pact with India after the nuclear suppliers groups waiver in September 2008. France is now in the process of finalising arrangements for setting up six atomically reactors in India. The space cooperation underlines the sky is virtually the limit. Indian space research organisation and its French counterpart C.N.E.S. have been collaborating for decades on space technologies and jointly launching satellites. Against the backdrop of new cross-cutting threats, India will be looking to diversify strategic partnership and to deepen counter-terror cooperation. Prime Minister Modi promptly rang out the French President when a French satirical weekly were targeted by terrorists in Paris and reaffirmed India's commitment to deepening counter-terror cooperation. India is of course a very important country to a huge country. A need in development is a very energy country that needs cooperation and seek for cooperation in many fields. Economy, banking, counter-terrorism and the personality of the Prime Minister Mr. Modi. It is very interesting for us because he is new Prime Minister. He has different ideas. Defence cooperation remains the bedrock of the growing strategic partnership. France is among the top suppliers of cutting edge weapon systems to India. One can expect some concrete discussions on fast-stacking the purchase of multi-role combat aircraft or far during the talks in Paris. Culturally, India and France connect and bond beautifully. In many ways Paris is considered the cultural capital of Europe at least. And one thing which is very interesting is that the French people have always been very open to Indian culture. There is a very strong school of French academicians, French dancers who have specialized in Indian languages, Indian culture, Indian dance and Indian music. And many of them live here and they provide a very solid bridge between the two countries. Paris remains the dream destination for Indian tourists and the India story has a captive audience in France. Bollywood rocks in France and the French cinema has devoted following in India. This cultural alchemy, clothed in the must-eve France and bone-jour India festivals held in the last few years. Paris in April looks a perfect place and time to flower new dreams and celebrate this high moment in India. Give us the heart of region and the weitsu is called with inchden. The sky challenges Paris. I see it, I see it, I see it, I see it I see it, I see it, I see it, I see it. Bye! you