It was an honour to meet," PM Modi, told Musk in a social media platform X post. Musk, a close advisor to US President Donald Trump, said this in response to the PM's post following a meeting with Musk.
"It was a delight to meet Elon Musk's family and to discuss a variety of topics," the PM said. We talked about several issues, including those that he is keen on like space, mobility, technology, and innovation. I spoke about India's initiatives towards reform and enhancing 'Minimum Government, Maximum Governance," he said. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX invited PM Modi on Thursday evening at the Blair House in Washington DC, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
"PM Modi and Musk spoke on enhancing cooperation between Indian and US players in innovation, space exploration, artificial intelligence, and sustainable development. Their conversation also covered opportunities to deepen cooperation in emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, and good governance," according to a statement issued by the MEA. Musk was joined by family members for the meeting, it said.
The PM also gifted books to Elon Musk's three children during the meeting. He gave them The Crescent Moon by Rabindranath Tagore,
The Great RK Narayan Collection, and Panchatantra by Pandit Vishnu Sharma. He later also posted pictures that depict the children reading the books.
In return, Musk also gifted PM Modi something. It is said to be a heat shield tile that went on SpaceX's Starship flight test 5 last year in October. The item had the words: "Starship flight test 5, October 12, 2024" engraved on it.
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