FM Invites French Investors To Partner With India Towards Viksit Bharat
Addressing an India-France Business Roundtable in Paris on Thursday, she urged French investors to explore partnerships in healthcare, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology by leveraging the two countries' complementary strengths in life sciences, vaccines, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), clinical research, precision medicine and digital health to build resilient healthcare value chains
New Delhi: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has invited French businesses and investors to partner with India in its journey towards Viksit Bharat 2047, emphasising the need to strengthen the India-France Strategic Partnership and work towards shared prosperity for both countries.
Addressing an India-France Business Roundtable in Paris on Thursday, she urged French investors to explore partnerships in healthcare, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology by leveraging the two countries' complementary strengths in life sciences, vaccines, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), clinical research, precision medicine and digital health to build resilient healthcare value chains.
In a post on X, the finance ministry minister also highlighted India's clean energy transition, including the target of achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, the national green hydrogen mission and production linked incentive (PLI) schemes. “These initiatives offer significant investment opportunities in renewable energy, green hydrogen, battery storage, offshore wind and smart grids,” she said.
Pitching India's financial ecosystem, Sitharaman also said that the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has emerged as a leading global financial hub, with over 1,200 registered entities as of June 2026, banking assets of USD 111 billion and cumulative banking transactions worth $176 billion. “Opportunities are expanding across banking, fund management, leasing, Global Capability Centres (GCCs), reinsurance and sustainable finance,” she said.
Stressing that India-France bilateral trade has doubled in the past decade, she also said that the evolving global economic landscape, shaped by technological transformation, supply chain diversification, energy transition and geopolitical developments, presents new opportunities for stronger bilateral collaboration.
“India and France are trusted partners in shaping the global artificial intelligence ecosystem and can expand cooperation in trusted AI, digital infrastructure and next-generation technologies,” she added.
