PM welcomes Google’s India manufacturing plans in call with CEO
The HinduPrime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual discussion with Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai on October 16, the Prime Minister’s Office said. Mr. Pichai and Mr. Modi “discussed Google’s plan to participate in expanding the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in India.” Mr. Modi appreciated the company’s partnerships to have its Chromebook devices assembled in the country, according to the PMO’s readout of the call. Mr. Pichai may have informed the Prime Minister on the announcements the company has lined up for the event; reporters are set to be briefed on Thursday morning on a key subject cited by the description of the call, the GPay app backed by the Unified Payments Interface. Mr. Modi also invited Google to contribute to the Global Partnership on AI Summit to be held in December in New Delhi.