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Sundar Pichai peeps in at the Indian Embassy in US for the first time

“Thank you” Ambassador Sandhu for the fantastic talk, Pichai tweeted following his late-week visit to the Indian Embassy in downtown Washington, DC

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Google CEO Sunder Pichai visited the Indian Embassy in Washington and met with India’s Ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, to discuss the tech company’s efforts in the country, including its aggressive drive toward digitalization.

“Thank you” Ambassador Sandhu for the fantastic talk, Pichai tweeted following his late-week visit to the Indian Embassy in downtown Washington, DC.

“Appreciated the chance to discuss Google’s commitment to India and look forward to continuing our support for India’s digital future,” said Pichai, who in January this year was named among the 17 awardees to receive Padma Bhushan.

“Technology that transforms; ideas that enable!” tweeted Sandhu. “Delighted to receive” Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai at the Embassy, he said. “Exchanged thoughts on expanding India-US commercial, knowledge & tech partnership with Google,” the Indian envoy said.

Under Pichai’s leadership, Google has made significant investments in India and exponentially increased its impact in a variety of industries, including youth education. It has announced a $10 billion investment under Google for India digitalization. It also has collaborations with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. Furthermore, it is collaborating with India on workforce development and skill development. They are collaborating with the government on the Digital India Program as well as the national digital literacy drive.

Sandhu met with a number of CEOs during his recent trips to India. He also attended universities in Silicon Valley, which is recognized as a creative hotspot

During the discussion with the Indian Ambassador, Pichai expressed his appreciation for the measures taken by India and emphasized how Google viewed India in a very good light. The Ambassador emphasized the relationship between knowledge and education.

During the discussion, the Google CEO discussed several methods to advance the company’s engagement with India, notably in the education sector. They also emphasized Google’s participation in digitization projects in India, such as digital payments and infrastructure digitization.

The Indian government is reaching out to more American CEOs. Earlier this month, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal visited California and spoke with a number of Silicon Valley CEOs.

Sandhu met with a number of CEOs during his recent trips to India. He also attended universities in Silicon Valley, which is recognized as a creative hotspot. They also hosted a number of venture capitalists and start-up entrepreneurs in San Francisco as part of India’s ongoing drive to boost interaction with the American IT sector.

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Roma Ghosh
Roma Ghosh
Roma Ghosh has recently retired as Associate Professor for Media Studies from an international university. She was with the Times of India as a correspondent for many years. Her passion is cooking and she has been doing recipes and photo shoots for Women's Era for the last 15-odd years.

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