Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Monday to discuss various topics related to technology, innovation, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Nadella took to X to share a picture of their meeting, posting: “Thank you, PM @narendramodi ji for your leadership. Excited to build on our commitment to making India AI-first and work together on our continued expansion in the country to ensure every Indian benefits from this AI platform shift.”
In response, PM Modi expressed his delight, writing on X: “It was indeed a delight to meet you, @satyanadella ! Glad to know about Microsoft’s ambitious expansion and investment plans in India. It was also wonderful discussing various aspects of tech, innovation and AI in our meeting.”
Earlier in 2023, Nadella had visited India and met with PM Modi, where he had praised the government’s ‘Digital India’ initiative.
“Thank you Narendra Modi for an insightful meeting. It is inspiring to see the government’s deep focus on sustainable and inclusive economic growth led by digital transformation and we’re looking forward to helping realise the ‘Digital India’ vision and be a light for the world,” he had posted.
Satya Nadella met Telangana CM on December 30
The meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Satya Nadella occurred just days after the Microsoft CEO met Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad.
A post from the Telangana CM’s office on X stated, “Satya Nadella reiterated the commitment of Microsoft to partner with the state government in all its initiatives. He appreciated the Chief Minister’s vision of enhancing skills and improving infrastructure to the next level and opined that only these two can position Hyderabad in the Top 50 cities in the world for creating economic growth.”
Microsoft has been one of the earliest technology companies to establish a presence in Hyderabad, growing its workforce to 10,000 over the years. The company has also invested in a 600 MW data centre capacity in the state.
