Once upon a time in Paris...................by K J S Chatrath

 

Once upon a time in Paris......

A French woman in space. Sophie Adenot on board the ISS. ........shared by K J S Chatrath

 

A French woman in space. Sophie Adenot on board the ISS.

Visit of the French President to India (February 17-19, 2026) ............shared by K.J.S.Chatrath

 

Visit of the French President to India (February 17-19, 2026)

February 10, 2026

At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the President of the French Republic, H.E. Emmanuel Macron, will pay an official visit to India on 17-19 February 2026.

2. During the visit, both leaders will hold discussions on strengthening bilateral cooperation across a wide spectrum of areas as enshrined in the Horizon 2047 Roadmap. In addition, the leaders will discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest, including cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. The two leaders will also be in Mumbai to jointly inaugurate the India-France Year of Innovation, which will be celebrated throughout 2026 in both countries. On 19 February, President Macron will participate in the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

3. This visit follows Prime Minister Modi’s visit to France in February 2025 and reflects the mutual trust and depth of the India–France Strategic Partnership, as well as the shared commitment of the two countries to deepen it further.

New Delhi
February 10, 2026

Source:  https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/40727/ Visit_of_the_French_President_to_India_February_1719_2026

The brouhaha over Chandigarh's promised 24X7 water supply and the French Agency......................shares K J S Chatrath

 

                                                        Times of India, November 30, 2025.

With all our Indian expertise are we not in a position to conceive of and execute a 24X7 water supply scheme  and we have to go looking for foreign funding and expetise? Is it, to use an oft used phrase, 'such a rocket science'! 

Now that the repayment obligation seems to be shooting up, citizens of Chandigarh will have to make heavy  payment for the next 20 years or so....I do hope that I have not understood the issue properly and it will ultimately do great good to citizens of Chandiarh. 

 

 

"A la recherche du temps perdu"* ...KJS Chatrath reminisces the time spent in Paris metro stations

"A la recherche du temps  perdu" ....during a recent trip to Paris, I  reminisced the time spent in Paris metro stations.

 

 

*With respectful apologies to Marcel Proust.  

(All photos by K.J.S.Chatrath)

Louvre Museum and its environs......remembers K J S Chatrath

 

 

 

All photographs by K.J.S.Chatrath 

French Agency suspends 24X7 water supply project for now........................K J S Chatrath shares the news

 French agency suspends 24x7 water supply project for now:

MC to place status report before House at Nov 28 meet for final call on initiative (News)

  https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/french-agency-suspends-24x7-water-supply-project-for-now/