Dr. S. Jaishankar meet CCIFI Young Talents

Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India, in conversation with the CCIFI Young Talents in Paris 🇮🇳🇫🇷

On 5 January, 15 young talents from all three cohorts of the CCIFI French–Indian Young Talents Program had the unique opportunity to meet and interact with Dr. S. Jaishankar at Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Paris, in the presence of H.E. Sanjeev Singla, Ambassador of India to France, and Mr. Coumar Ananda, President of the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie Franco-Indienne (CCIFI).

In his remarks, the Minister highlighted the importance of engaging with emerging leaders and shared his reflections on this meeting on his official X account.

The exchange underscored what makes the France–India partnership truly distinctive—long-standing trust, strategic autonomy, and a shared commitment to delivering tangible outcomes. Conversations explored key pillars such as people-to-people ties, innovation, trusted digital ecosystems, Indo-Pacific cooperation, and climate and resilience.

A special word of appreciation to our CCIFI Young Talents, whose insightful, structured, and forward-looking contributions reflected the programme’s emphasis on solutions and future collaboration.

🙏 Heartfelt thanks to Bénédicte Brouard along with Hina Wadhwa, Jean-Luc Barlet, Himanshu Dixit, whose efforts have been instrumental in shaping and sustaining the success of the French–Indian Young Talents Programme.

We also warmly thank our partners and sponsors for the program for their continued support: EDF, Tata Consultancy Services, Accor, Forvis Mazars, Positive Moves, Ilios Digital.

👀 Watch this space for the announcement of the launch of the 4th cohort and the 2026 edition of the program.