From addressing the U.N. Sustainable Development Summit to a Townhall Q&A at the Facebook headquarters with Mark Zuckerberg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the U.S. this year includes many top-billed events.
Here are the highlights of the visit:
Modi in USA - 2.0
>As it happened: Modi @ SAP Center, San Jose
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Indian community at the SAP Center in Silicon Valley.
>As it happened: Modi @ Facebook headquarters in conversation with Mark Zuckerberg
Prime Minister Narendra Modi answered questions from the audience at a Townhall at the Facebook headquarters at Menlo Park, California.
>Google to provide Wi-Fi hotspots at 500 railway stations
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday announced a proposal for introduction of broadband connectivity, through Wi-Fi hotspots, at 100 railway stations.
>Digital India dinner yields tech policy wins
Qualcomm Incorporated announced establishment of $150 million India-specific Venture Fund formed to foster promising Indian start-ups.
>Modi magic: New York 2014 vs San Jose 2015
Was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public reception at SAP Center in San Jose very different from the celebrated Madison Square Gardens one?
>Modi's major foreign visits: what they yielded
From wooing investors in Germany & UAE to inking trade pacts in Australia & Japan, Modi has been racking up his frequent flyer miles quite a bit.
>Modi boots up ‘Digital India’ with high-profile Silicon Valley show
He pitched to take India to the next stage of development through policy campaigns like Digital India and Make in India.
>Idea of start-ups close to my heart: Modi
Modi launched Bharat Fund at India-U.S. StartUp Konnect programme. It is aimed at providing seed funding to Indian entrepreneurs.
>Modi’s reforms enthuse top global CEOs
42 CEOs of Fortune 500 companies were “upbeat” expressed happiness at the changes being spearheaded by Modi's government.
>Our march in step with U.N. vision: Modi
Modi presented his govt.’s domestic development agenda as in alignment with Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
