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Last Update: April 16, 2023, 6:48 pm IST
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo lauded PM Modi (PTI/File)
Raimondo, who was in India last month, recalled her recent conversation with Prime Minister Modi during an event organized by the Indian Embassy here on Saturday.
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has appreciated the Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an “incredible, visionary” and most popular world leader with the commitment and desire to propel India forward as a global power.
Raimondo, who was in India last month, recalled her recent conversation with Prime Minister Modi during an event organized by the Indian Embassy here on Saturday.
“I had an incredible opportunity to spend more than one and a half hours with Prime Minister Modi. He is the most popular world leader for a reason. He is incredible and visionary and his level of commitment to the people of India is indescribable and deep and passionate and real and authentic. And his desire to lift people out of poverty and propel India forward as a global power is real and it is happening.
“The best part of the meeting for me was this. Anyone who knows Prime Minister Modi, you all know, he is a technical person and he is deep into details. So, I found myself at his house on Friday night at 7.30 p.m. talking about the details of radio access networks and artificial intelligence. It was amazing,” he said.
Raimondo was in India last month for the India-US Commercial Dialogue and the India-US CEO Forum meeting.
He led a high powered business delegation to India.
“In the coming years, there will be two ecosystems of technology. One is in line with our democratic values and the other is not. I told him, the United States and India need to lead the world together in this technology ecosystem. Weeks after traveling, without a miss, he told me, well, the secretary is not in favor of AI. He said, “AI is a US-India technology,” he said.
Raimondo, 51, said going forward India and the US will lead the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution.
“We are entering a new era of even deeper cooperation and partnership between the United States and India. I use that word partnership intentionally, youth partnership equal partners working together,” she said.
Raimondo acknowledged that the best of India in terms of culture, tradition and celebrations was showcased during his visit.
“When I was in India, I met women, and by the way, wonderful women weavers and artisans. I met some of your unicorn entrepreneurs. I met investors. I met the greatest CEO. India has arrived, and India has arrived more than ever. This is true. And what we need to do now is deepen the relationship between the United States and India,” he said.
“Because minister (Nirmala) Sitharaman said what we share, democracy is messed up. Our democracy is diverse, messy and imperfect, as is yours, but we value diversity, we value education, we value human rights, we value equality.”
Meanwhile, pictures and video clips of Raimondo playing Holi at Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence have gone viral on social media as it shows the strong ties between the US and India.
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