Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Mark Zuckerberg at the Facebook headquarters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto on the invitation of its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, where he attended a Townhall question and answer session with employees. PM Modi is one of the most followed world leaders on Facebook.
Here are the Top 10 quotes:
I am really happy to be at Facebook and to connect with you today. If Mark hadn't done what he did, the world would be very different.
You asked a question about the optimism around India. When you came to India, you visited a temple and see where you have reached.
Today we are an 8 trillion dollar economy. And my dream is to become a 20 trillion dollar economy.
I am not very well educated and social media filled a gap for me. I gained acceptance for being who I am. Today because of social media, governments are being stopped from committing mistakes. They are given a chance to fix mistakes.
I don't think there is a shortage of money in the world. Countries may not know where to put their money so I am calling them to India.
I am reducing government. Apart from demography, democracy and demand, I believe in a 4th D, that of de-regulation.
We are bringing technology into governance in a very big way. This is making governance easy, effective, economical and transparent.
India will have to invest in physical infrastructure and the other is digital infrastructure. Highways are important, so are "i ways".
In the next five years, I want to connect all villages by an optical fibre network.
My dad is no more. My mother is over 90. When I was young, she used to clean dishes, draw water, work as a labourer. I salute all mothers and pray for their blessings.
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