Prime Minister Modi arrived in the USA last Wednesday on an official visit during which he travelled to Silicon Valley and met top IT CEOs of the region. India is the second most populous country in the world. The prime minister told the audience that women were vital to India’s future, noting his mother’s struggle to support her family.
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The BJP leader said that Modi was trying to raise, through the use of modern technology, the economy of undernourished parts of India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his press statement by recalling mutual visits to Washington and New Delhi He then went on to say that youth, technology and innovation are the driving forces for the natural partnerships of Indians and Americans in advancing human progress. “I come from the land of Mahatma Gandhi and the Buddha, the icons of peace”, he said. He left his hometown while still a young man to devote his life to working for the Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and didn’t return for two decades, according Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, the author of the book “Narendra Modi: The Man, the Times”.
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Modi’s visit on his Facebook page earlier this month and invited users to post questions.
Sharma also demanded an inquiry into public events organised for Modi during his visits overseas.
Before he departs for India, Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
He also met with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Satya Nadella of Microsoft and Sundar Pichai of Google.
The electrifying moments in San Jose, California, where he addressed a boisterous crowd of Indians marked the end of his much-publicised Silicon Valley tour. According to the BBC, more than 20,000 people turned out to support him, although there were also protesters present, who blame Modi for not doing more to prevent the killing of Muslims during the 2002 Gujarat riots. He has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
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“You will gain from joining it. You need real time information”, said the 65-year-old Modi, who has 30 million fans on Facebook and tweets multiple times a day. This is very helpful for service sector, tourism, ” Modi added.
