The high-profile visits by global tech honchos with Prime Minister Narendra Modi continue. After Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon's Jeff Bezos, it was the turn of Microsoft chief and India-born Satya Nadella to come calling in the corridors of power in Delhi. Nadella met Modi, finance minister Arun Jaitley and telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, promising further engagements and investments in India.
Nadella also said the company was keen to partner the government's programmes like `Digital India' and would provide assistance wherever required.The Microsoft boss discussed modernization and security of the government's digital infrastructure, among other issues. “It was a courtesy visit. Microsoft is the company that is a multinational but is operating in India for India and Indian businesses... In every meeting both `Digital India' and `Make in India' are top of the mind for us in terms of our contribution to India,” Nadella said after his meeting with Jaitley.
Sources said Nadella had informed Jaitley that Microsoft was keen on “investing more” in India. Microsoft said it was keen on collaborating with the government in providing last mile net connectivity, through Wi-Fi. Nadella shared his ideas on modernization of government, stating that Microsoft can help build secure government-controlled digital infrastructure. Other issues like data security and domestic electronic manufacturing were also discussed.
