Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on September 4, 2024.
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Indian prime minister Narendra Modi He goes to Washington for meetings with President Donald Trump and members of his administration, including Elon MuskTo discuss topics such as efforts to avoid the policy of trade war and artificial intelligence, CNBC confirmed.
At his meetings with President Trump on Thursday, Modi will deal with the growing trade deficit in the country and present the menu of commercial concessions, including some related to agriculture and medical devices, in accordance with the sources knowing the upcoming conversations that asked for them, because the name was not mentioned because the authorized one was not mentioned to a speech in this matter.
Modi and his team will also signal India's intention to buy more fluid natural gas than the USA, which will probably require Cheniere energy. India is already buying one fifth of their LNG from the USA and are one of the largest importers in the world.
A senior official in the Modi government told CNBC that India is ready to get more US defense equipment StrykerAnd find other ways of cooperation with Washington in military exercises in the Indian Ocean, where China remain a threat.
During his stay in Washington, Modi will spend time with the Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as well as Howard Lutnick, Trump's candidate to run the trade department.
Modi will also have one -on -one meeting of Musk, which supervises the so -called government department, focusing on lowering federal programs and regulations. Modi's discussion with the richest person in the world is expected to focus on AI policy, Starlink's extension to India and Tesla A government official said that the ability to open a plant in the country.
A spokesman for the White House did not answer the CNBC's request for comment.
In the field of MODI technology and its team will also strengthen their interest in buying high -performance graphics or GPU processing units, from the USA and avoiding upcoming export controls from Trump's administration. During the last trip to Bombay, Nvidia General Director of Jensen Huang expressed interest partnership with India Religious industries for further efforts of the country.
This will not be the first meeting between the Indian and musk.
Just before the Modi State visit to Washington in 2023, Musk met with Modi in New York Discuss the cut of importing obligations of electric vehicles In India and other ways, the expansion of Tesla to India can become a reality.
Tesla did not publicly share the plan to build a factory in India and instead still focused on China. But India has become a large growth market for American technology.
AppleIN FinishIN MicrosoftIN Google AND Amazon They promised billions of dollars of investments in the growth of India and use the rising middle class in the country.
According to analysts, Apple now produces 10% to 15% of iPhones in India and CEO Tim cook He suggested that the company wants to potentially transfer more production there. Apple also opened several retail stores in India in 2023.
For Modi, the journey is an opportunity for a very necessary increase for the private sector of his company. . Msci India Founded Traded This year it has fallen by 5% and over 15% from the end of September. Meanwhile, Chinese actions accumulate when investors of the emerging market focus on the progress of AI in this country, especially after recent reports of the strength and performance of the Deepseek model. Ishares Msci China ETF increased by 11% in 2025.
