Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met the President and CEO of Qualcomm, Cristiano R Amon in Washington DC, the United States.

According to reports, the meeting with the Qualcomm CEO is said to be important as it could spearhead the launch of 5G in India with Reliance. It can be seen that Qualcomm chipsets are also popular choices amongst consumers in India.

In a tweet, PM Modi said, “President and CEO of Qualcomm, Cristiano R Amon, and PM Narendra Modi had a productive interaction. PM Modi highlighted the vast opportunities India offers. Mr. Amon expressed keenness to work with India in areas such as 5G and other Digital India efforts.”

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“During the meeting, they discussed investment opportunities offered in India’s telecommunications and electronics sector. This included the recently launched Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) as well as developments in the semiconductor supply chain in India. Strategies for building the local innovation ecosystem in India were also discussed,” PMO said.

According to ANI, Amon said, “It was a great meeting. We’re so proud of a partnership with India. We talked about 5G & its acceleration. We talked about an incredible opportunity to advance the industry not only domestically in India but India as an export of technology.”

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The PMO also said that PM Modi and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen held discussions over leveraging technology to provide smart education to youngsters, enhance research and the vibrant start-up sector in India, powered by the Indian youth.

PM Modi also held one-on-one meetings with the top five American CEOs on Thursday. Two of them are Indian Americans — Shantanu Narayen from Adobe and Vivek Lall from General Atomics.

The three others being Cristiano E Amon from Qualcomm, Mark Widmar from First Solar, and Stephen A Schwarzman from Blackstone.

Ahead of his meeting with the business leaders, Modi had said he would interact with leading CEOs to highlight economic opportunities in India.

PM Modi arrived in Washington DC late on Wednesday night for his visit to the United States of America at the invitation of President Joe Biden. He was received by TH Brian McKeon, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources on behalf of the US government.

Today, PM Modi is scheduled to hold deliberation with US Vice President Kamala Harris and hold bilateral meetings with his Australian and Japanese counterparts — Scott Morrison and Yoshihide Suga.