Indian PM, Modi with Mark Zuckerberg
A Townhall Q&A at the Facebook headquarters along with its founder Mark Zuckerberg — something, according to Narendra Modi, “you shouldn’t miss” — is billed to be a high-profile event during the Prime Minister’s five-day visit to the U.S. this year.A day after Mr. Modi met up with leading technology entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley – from Microsoft, Google, Apple, Tesla, Adobe, Cisco, and Qualcomm among others – he is set to address a Townhall style Q and A session with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the latter’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California at 9:30 a.m. US Pacific Time. As with the other technology companies in the Silicon Valley, Facebook is looking at India as a leading market – it’s the second largest user base for its social media products – and has launched initiatives with markets such as India in mind.
The most prominent initiative is the internet.org rebranded as “Free Basic Services by Facebook”.Mr. Modi and Mr. Zuckerberg are, according to a Facebook post by the latter a few days ago, going to dwell upon how “communities can work together to solve social and economic challenges”. Mr. Zuckerberg’s post gained more than 7,10,000 likes and 40,000 comments, with questions ranging from FDI in India to the country’s current reservation system.
The townhall is to be held at the sprawling Facebook headquarters, which has issued strict instructions for employees and media personnel to follow a formal dress code, moving away from its vaunted informality on campus.
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