Microsoft cofounder and philanthropist Bill Gates met prime minister Narendra Modi to discuss collaboration across the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), healthcare and agriculture, as well as on the digital infrastructure front. Gates met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss India’s development roadmap, particularly its vision for ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ a goal to make India a developed nation by its centenary year of independence.
PM Modi has been a strong proponent of using AI and digital infrastructure to drive growth, and Gates’ visit reinforces this focus. Their discussions covered AI’s potential to revolutionise healthcare, education, and agriculture, with a major collaboration between the India AI Mission and the Gates Foundation in the works. Gates has long praised India’s leadership in digital transformation, especially with digital public infrastructure (DPI) like Aadhaar and UPI.