‘Only Trump has ‘copyright’ on the word ‘deal”: PM Narendra Modi on business with Elon Musk | India News
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that only US President Donald Trump has a “copyright” on the word “deal,” after he was asked about any potential business agreement with billionaire Elon Musk during their meet.
During the joint press conference following the bilateral meeting with Donald Trump, PM Modi said, “Look, I have known him(Elon Musk) for a long time. Even before I became Prime Minister, when I was the Chief Minister, I had an acquaintance with him (Elon Musk).”
“As for the deal, regarding the question you asked, I believe there is only one person in the world who holds the copyright to the word deal, and that person is Trump,” he added.
This comes after PM Modi met SpaceX CEO Musk at the Blaire House during his two day visit to US. Musk was also accompanied by his three young children and Neuralink director Shivon Zilis during the meeting.
Following the meet, the ministry of external affairs said that the PM Modi and musk discussed strengthening collaboration between Indian and US entities in innovation, space exploration, artificial intelligence, and sustainable development.
“Prime Minister and Mr. Musk discussed strengthening collaboration between Indian and US entities in innovation, space exploration, artificial intelligence, and sustainable development. Their discussion also touched on opportunities to deepen cooperation in emerging technologies, entrepreneurship and good governance,” MEA said in a statement.
Following the meet, PM Modi, in a social media post on X wrote, “Had a very good meeting with @elonmusk in Washington DC. We discussed various issues, including those he is passionate about such as space, mobility, technology and innovation. I talked about India’s efforts towards reform and furthering ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’.”
Ahead of his meeting with Trump at the White House, PM Modi held bilateral meetings with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Indian-origin entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard.
PM Modi concluded his two-day visit to the US at the invitation of Trump. This is PM Modi’s first visit to the US after the swearing-in ceremony of Trump on January 20.
