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Sitharaman Meets Indian Diaspora in France
Finance minister also visited the ITER fusion project and met Indian engineers.
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IANS - Sun, 05, Jul 2026
- 01:33 EDT
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman / Photo: IANS/Prem Nath Pandey
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed members of the Indian community in Marseille, France, praising the diaspora for strengthening India's global standing, soft power and bilateral ties.
Sitharaman delivered the keynote address at a gathering of the Indian diaspora and later interacted with community members, according to the Ministry of Finance.
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During her visit, the finance minister also met Indian professionals from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) working on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project in Cadarache, France.
ITER is an international collaboration to build the world's largest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor. The project brings together seven member partners, including India, along with several cooperating countries, according to the Finance Ministry.
Sitharaman also attended a presentation on India's contribution to the ITER project by Alain Becoulet and Kattalai Ramachandran Sriram.
She toured key facilities at the project, including the Cleaning Hall, Assembly Hall and the Tokamak Pit, where she was briefed on the reactor's construction and operations.
The minister commended the work of scientists, engineers and technical professionals involved in the project, describing ITER as one of the world's most ambitious nuclear fusion initiatives and an important step toward sustainable clean energy.
She also acknowledged the contributions of Indian scientists, engineers and companies, including L&T, Inox India, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) and HCL Technologies, which have supported the project over the past two decades.
Earlier during her visit, Sitharaman co-chaired the India-France Economic and Financial Dialogue in Aix-en-Provence with Roland Lescure, France's Minister of Economy, Finance, Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty.
According to the Finance Ministry, the two sides discussed expanding cooperation in critical minerals, economic sovereignty, security policy and strengthening financial sector engagement between India and France.
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