PM Narendra Modi meets Google's Sundar Pichai, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and other tech leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a three-day visit to the US. As part of his engagements on the Day 2, PM Modi interacted with technology industry leaders in New York in a roundtable anchored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), School of Engineering. He met with top American CEOs, including Google's Sundar Pichai, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, Adobe's Shantanu Narayen and IBM's Arvind Krishna.At the roundtable, the Prime Minister discussed topics like artificial intelligence and quantum, biotechnology and life sciences, computing, IT and communication, and semiconductor technologies.
Informing about the meeting, the Prime Minister wrote in a post on X “Had a fruitful roundtable with tech CEOs in New York, discussing aspects relating to technology, innovation and more. Also highlighted the strides made by India in this field. I am glad to see immense optimism towards India.”


According to an official press release, Prime Minister highlighted the economic transformation happening in India, particularly in electronics and information technology manufacturing, semiconductors, biotech and green development. He stated that his government was committed to making India a global hub of semiconductor manufacturing. He also dwelt on India’s BIO E3 policy to develop India into a biotech powerhouse.
On the topic of artificial intelligence (AI), he noted that India’s policy is to promote AI for All, underpinned by its ethical and responsible use.
During the meeting, the CEOs expressed their strong interest in investing and collaborating with India. India's growing prominence as a global technology hub, driven by its innovation-friendly policies and flourishing market opportunities, got much appreciation from the tech-leaders. They also agreed that investing in startups would be a synergistic opportunity to innovate and develop newer technologies in India.