Prime Minister Modi Engages With Prominent Global Thinkers To Foster Economic Growth And Innovation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently engaged in a series of meetings with prominent American thought leaders during his visit to New York, PTI Reported.

At President Joe Biden's invitation, Prime Minister Modi is in the country for the first leg of his first state visit to the country. Modi and Prof. Romer discussed India's digital transition, particularly the adoption of Aadhar and cutting-edge tools like Digilocker. They also talked about the many urban development efforts that India is pursuing.

"Glad to have met noted economist and Nobel laureate, Professor @paulmromer. We had extensive conversations on leveraging technology to improve lives. We also talked about how to make our cities more sustainable and people friendly," Modi tweeted after the meeting.

The Prime Minister discussed the measures the government has implemented to promote economic growth with Dalio, including the decrease in compliances and the decriminalisation of numerous law provisions. Dalio was also invited by Modi to invest more money in India.

"Met my friend, the distinguished author and investor @RayDalio. Urged him to deepen investments in India and also talked about the reform trajectory of our Government," Modi tweeted.

The prime minister also spoke with Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astronomer, author, and science communicator, and they discussed how to instill a scientific mindset in young people.

The Ministry of External Affairs stated in a press release that they spoke extensively on India's tremendous advancements in the space industry, including the various space exploration missions being carried out by India. As part of India's recently adopted National Space Policy, the Prime Minister and Tyson also addressed prospects for academic and corporate sector collaboration.

"Talked space, science and related issues with @neiltyson. Highlighted steps India is taking to reform the space sector and draw more youngsters towards science as well as innovation," Modi tweeted.

Prime Minister Modi received a call from Prof. Robert Thurman, a Padma Shri-winning author, scholar, and American Buddhist. The Prime Minister and Prof. Thurman discussed how using Buddhist principles as a compass might help people discover solutions to the world's problems.

"The interaction with @BobThurman was outstanding. I admire his passion towards research and scholarship on aspects relating to Buddhism. I highlighted India's Buddhist heritage and how Buddhism can help overcome many challenges our world faces," Modi tweeted after the meeting.

The well-known American scholar, novelist, public intellectual, and statistician Prof. Nicholas Taleb met with Prime Minister Modi as well. He commended Prof. Taleb for his accomplishments as a public intellectual and for introducing difficult concepts like risk and fragility into the public discourse.

"Professor @nntaleb has interesting perspectives on many issues and I had the opportunity to hear them on some of those subjects. He was greatly interested in India's development strides. I emphasised on how we are nurturing a spirit of enterprise and risk-taking among our youth," Modi tweeted later.