Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the French city of Nice tonight. He was accorded a warm welcome by senior French dignitaries, including Minister of Education Édouard Geffray, Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space Philippe Baptiste, Alpes-Maritimes Prefecture Secretary General Patrick Amoussou Adeble, French Ambassador to India Thierry Mathou, Nice Mayor Éric Ciotti, and Deputy Director of State Protocol Benoît Schneider.