Google CEO Sundar Pichai visits Indian Embassy In US first time
In an unprecedented move, 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 various elements of the tech company’s efforts in the country, including its aggressive drive toward digitalization.
“Thank you” Ambassador Sandhu for the fantastic talk, Mr. Pichai tweeted following his late-week visit to the Indian Embassy in downtown Washington, DC. A major Indian American tech CEO has visited the embassy in Washington for the first time.
“Appreciated the chance to discuss Google’s commitment to India and look forward to continuing our support for India’s digital future,” said Mr. Pichai, who in January this year was named among the 17 awardees to receive Padma Bhushan.
Technology that transforms; ideas that enable!
Delighted to receive CEO @Google and Alphabet Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai at the Embassy today. Exchanged thoughts on expanding 🇮🇳🇺🇸commercial, knowledge & tech partnership with Google pic.twitter.com/sM4VGpfbZQ
— Taranjit Singh Sandhu (@SandhuTaranjitS) September 16, 2022
“Technology that transforms; ideas that enable!” tweeted Mr. 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 Mr. Pichai’s leadership, Google has made significant investments in India and exponentially increased its impact in a variety of industries, including youth education.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai visits Indian Embassy In US first time
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.
During the discussion with the Indian Ambassador, Mr. Pichai expressed his appreciation for the measures taken by India and emphasized how Google views India in a very good light. The Ambassador emphasized the relationship between knowledge and education.
During the conversation, the Google CEO is also said to have explored various ways to move its collaboration with India ahead, particularly in the education sector. They also highlighted Google’s involvement in digitization projects in India, such as digital payments and infrastructure digitization. The Indian Ambassador stated that Google is a critical partner in India’s digital transformation, which is a government priority.
Notably, Google and its parent firm Alphabet were key players in last year’s COVID-19 controversy. They invested heavily in India and were members of the global task force of American CEOs formed for this purpose.
The Indian government has increased its outreach to American CEOs. During his journey to California earlier this month, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met with a number of Silicon Valley CEOs.
During his recent trips to India, Mr. Sandhu met with various CEOs. He also went to universities in Silicon Valley, which is known as a hotbed of creativity.
As part of India’s current drive to increase engagement with the American tech sector, they also hosted a number of venture capitalists and start-up founders in San Francisco.
