Updated April 18th 2025, 13:38 IST
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in a post on X on Friday said that he has spoken to the billionaire and CEO of Tesla Elon Musk regarding India's "immense potential for collaboration in the areas of technology and innovation."
The Prime Minister spoke to the SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk on April 18, 2025 over a call.
"Spoke to Elon Musk. We talked about various issues, including the topics we covered during our meeting in Washington DC earlier this year," Modi wrote on X.
"We discussed the immense potential for collaboration in the areas of technology and innovation. India remains committed to advancing our partnerships with the US in these domains,” the Prime Minister added.
Previously, Modi and Musk had met each other in February in Washington DC, as Musk's EV major Tesla Inc was making strides in India as the company had posted as many as 13 jobs in the country. However, the post did not mention any specifics regarding tesla's India plans.
Additionally, during his two-day visit to the US, both India and America had expressed optimism regarding cooperation from each other in the future, especially in emerging sectors such as electric vehicles, renewable energy, and space.
PM Modi had also presented books to Elon Musk's three children. He had gifted them The Crescent Moon by Rabindranath Tagore, The Great RK Narayan Collection, and Panchatantra by Pandit Vishnu Sharma. He had also later shared the photos of the children reading these books.
Published April 18th 2025, 13:20 IST