Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang meets PM Narendra Modi to discuss India’s tech potential. Jensen Huang and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently met to discuss India’s incredible tech potential, with a significant focus on artificial intelligence (AI). This meeting marks Huang and Modi’s second meeting, highlighting NVIDIA’s growing relationship with India’s fast-growing technology industry.
Key Takeaways from the Meeting:
– India’s Tech Potential: Modi emphasised India’s growing potential and the need for deeper collaborations across technology and innovation.
– AI Focus: The meeting highlighted the importance of AI in transforming areas like healthcare, education, and farming.
– Partnerships: Nvidia and Google expressed interest in partnering with India to leverage its tech potential.
– Intellectual Property Protection: Modi assured business leaders of India’s strong commitment to protecting intellectual property.
Expanding Collaborations and Investments
Huang expressed great enthusiasm for forming partnerships with India, emphasising that “India is also home to some of the world’s greatest computer scientists… This is India’s moment; you must seize the opportunity”. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, lauded Prime Minister Modi’s “Digital India” vision, explicitly recognising the PM’s efforts to promote continued manufacturing and designing in India, which includes the production of Google’s Pixel phones.
Nvidia’s Commitment to India
Nvidia has deep ties to India. It has four engineering development centres in Gurugram, Hyderabad, Pune, and Bengaluru and employs over 3,800 professionals. The company aims to upskill and reskill every engineer in the organisation and plans to reskill over 600,000 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) employees in AI.
PM Modi’s Address to the Indian Diaspora
After the meeting, Modi addressed the Indian diaspora at Nassau Coliseum in New York, referring to them as India’s “strong” brand ambassadors. He praised their skills, talent, and dedication: “You have built a bridge between India and America… Understanding and living in diversity is in our blood.”
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Meets PM Modi to Boost India’s Tech Potential!
