Would it sound terribly hackneyed to say that this is a very special issue of Rendez-vous? But it is, not only for its content with a special supplement on AIDS, but also because this is the very last edition that I have had the pleasure of editing. Yes, after five exciting years of my life spent here, discovering and experiencing India at first hand with my wife Maud…. Interview : Dominique Girard
Over 400 French companies are present in India today. They employ over one lakh people and it is a sizeable population. As we are all aware, AIDS affects the most productive part of the population - age 14 to 49 years”
17 year old Jasmine from Surat told us, when asked if she had the time to talk to her peers about HIV prevention, “I have plenty of time, but I’ve never had the opportunity.” We need to give children like Jasmine the opportunity to speak: UNICEF India Country Representative, Mr Cecilio Adorna
French CEOs speak on the AIDS campaign “Being a part of the Tata Group, it is imperative for us to display a keen interest in and dedication to the welfare of the communities in which we operate.” Yannick Poupon, General Manager, Taj Mahal Hotels
France on the move A new business environment
Expected to be applied this summer, several of the reforms could be important for the 20,000 foreign companies currently operating in France
French Kiss contest winner wins scholarship Pranjal, 19-year-old student in Computer Science, selected for the French Embassy Scholarship to study Computer Engineering in INSA, Lyon. Also the proud winner of the French Kiss musical contest
For many years, the French Embassy in India and the Indian Department of Science and Technology have been conducting an exchange
program of students
via the IFCPAR
The Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH), French Embassy and the Indian Statistical Institute join forces to evaluate the impact of the National Programme to overcome poverty in rural India.
Pranjal, 19-year-old student in Computer Science, selected for the French Embassy Scholarship to study Computer Engineering in INSA, Lyon. Also the proud winner of the French Kiss musical contest
