Satya Nadella Meets PM Modi, Pledges Support To Digital India Vision

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Satya Nadella Meets PM Modi, Pledges Support To Digital India VisionMicrosoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, who is on a four-day visit to India, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and pledged the company's support in helping the country realise the Digital India vision.

The Microsoft CEO described his meeting with PM Modi as "insightful", and lauded the government's deep focus on sustainable and inclusive economic growth driven by digital transformation.

"It's 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 India realise the Digital India vision and be a light for the world," Satya Nadella tweeted today.

"Thank you @narendramodi for an insightful meeting," he wrote.


Thank you @narendramodi for an insightful meeting. It's 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 India realize the Digital India vision and be a light for the world pic.twitter.com/xTDN9E9VdK

— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) January 5, 2023
Satya Nadella, currently on day three of a multi-city tour of the country, has been on marathon meetings with customers, startups, developers, educators and students, as well as top government leaders.

Satya Nadella had called on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday, and issues relating to governance and security in the digital domain had come up for discussion.

Satya Nadella also met Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who invited him to invest in India's expanding innovation and startup ecosystem.

Co-Alumnus from @MIT_MANIPAL & CEO @Microsoft @satyanadella dropped by @GoI_MeitY tdy.
Had an interesting chat abt future of #Tech & @_DigitalIndia incl @OfficialIndiaAI,search,gaming,compute & IndiaCloud

Invited him to invest in India's expanding innovation & startup ecosystem pic.twitter.com/s8gFV2usPn

— Rajeev Chandrasekhar ?? (@Rajeev_GoI) January 4, 2023
"Co-Alumnus from @MIT_MANIPAL & CEO @Microsoft @satyanadella dropped by @GoI_MeitY today. Had an interesting chat about future of #Tech & @_DigitalIndia incl @OfficialIndiaAI, search, gaming, compute and IndiaCloud," Rajeev Chandrasekhar had tweeted on Wednesday.

Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella has appreciated India for building public digital infrastructure for public good. Satya Nadella has also highlighted the importance of driving inclusivity and empowerment through technology and economic growth, and asserted that the company is "very committed to India".

As part of the Microsoft's Tech for Good and Education showcase in Delhi on Wednesday, Satya Nadella did a walk through, interacting with teachers, students and professionals who are making a difference in the society, by leveraging various Microsoft programs, initiatives and tools.


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