Prime Minister Narendra Modi met U.S. Vice President J D Vance and his Indian-origin spouse Usha on the sidelines of the AI Motion Summit in Paris on Tuesday.
In a video shared by PMO India, the prime minister was seen holding bilateral talks with Vance, whereas his spouse watched on.
Modi in Paris LIVE updates – February 11, 2025
It got here quickly after Vance’s tackle on the summit, during which he welcomed Modi’s constructive stance on AI as co-chair of the convention with France.
“I admire PM Modi’s level. AI will facilitate and make folks extra productive. It’s not going to switch human beings, it is going to by no means exchange human beings,” Vance stated.
The Modi-Vance assembly adopted one other bilateral assembly on the summit within the French capital, with Estonian President Alar Karis.
“Had a really productive assembly with the President of Estonia, Mr Alar Karis on the sidelines of the AI Motion Summit in Paris. India’s ties with Estonia are rising remarkably over time. We mentioned methods to spice up ties in areas like commerce, know-how, tradition and extra,” Modi posted on X, together with pictures of the 2 leaders in dialogue.
In an announcement, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) stated that the prime minister invited the Estonian authorities and corporations to discover the alternatives supplied by the India progress story and benefit from programmes reminiscent of Digital India.
Earlier, in his concluding remarks on the AI Motion Summit which he co-chaired with French President Emmanuel Macron, Modi stated that the discussions have clearly introduced out that there’s “unity in imaginative and prescient and unity in function throughout stakeholders”.
“To construct on the momentum of this Motion Summit, India could be comfortable to host the following summit,” he stated.
The prime minister is ready for bilateral talks with Macron afterward Tuesday night.
A go to to the Worldwide Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor mission and the Mazargues Conflict Cemetery to honour Indian troopers who sacrificed their lives within the World Wars can also be deliberate in Marseille earlier than the prime minister departs for the US on Wednesday for his assembly with President Donald Trump on the White Home.
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