USIBC Welcomes Narendra Modi To Silicon Valley

Hosting a Summit of leaders of Germany, Japan and Brazil under the G-4 format here, he said the UNSC “must include the world’s largest democracies, major locomotives of the global economy, and voices from all the major continents” to carry “greater credibility and legitimacy”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that there’s an urgent need to reform the United Nations security council to give it teeth and make it more credible.

Modi’s arrival Saturday will mark the first time an Indian head of state has been in California in 33 years, turning his appearance into a cause for celebration among the tens of thousands of Indian immigrants living and working in Silicon Valley.

The Prime Minister decided to visit Silicon Valley to experience and learn firsthand the success story of iconic companies and leaders here with the sole objective of building a similar ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship in India, said Indian Ambassador to the US Arun K Singh. They represent a cross border flow of ideas, information and knowledge as well as the progress of the US-India partnership in recent years. “We are for simplified procedures, speedy decision-making, transparency and accountability”, he assured the prospective investors.Later, Modi would have one-on-one meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook.“Please continue to do more of what you are doing.

And yet, Modi faces the risk of relying too heavily on Silicon Valley’s gadgets and not enough on the hard reforms necessary to facilitate India’s adaptation of technology. On Sunday, he was to visit Facebook and Google headquarters before appearing at an event at the San Jose Convention Center.

The United Nations said that the UN Chief underlined India’s influential role in supporting the democratic transitions in both Nepal and Sri Lanka. We see the entire world as one family. Better identification, more bank accounts, and expanded online access can cut out middlemen and corruption and can ensure that the poor receive what they are owed by the state.

Ranjit Nair, CEO, Germin8, a social media intelligence firm, said: “The other hope, of course, is that they imbibe some of that Silicon Valley culture that makes entrepreneurs there feel empowered and uplifted”. Some have said that that is a loophole that needs to be closed.

“Prime Minister realized this and he’s putting solid steps and policies that would facilitate start-ups in India“, he added.

At the worldwide Yoga Day celebrations in New Delhi on June 21, Narendra Modi was spotted in a plain white kurta-pyjama with a tricoloured scarf around his neck. “His visit also affords Facebook and Google the opportunity to press him on issues such as India’s unreliable infrastructure, slow Internet speeds, bureaucratic red tape and confusing tax laws, all of which have slowed investment”, USA Today said.