Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets the Prime Minister and the Law Minister in New Delhi

Update: 2014-10-11 04:10 GMT

On his maiden trip to India, Facebook co-founder and one of the world's youngest billionaires Mark Zuckerberg on Friday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss digital expansion in the country. Soon after the meeting, Narendra Modi tweeted

His visit comes close on the heels of visits by high profiled US tech VIPs Satya Nadella of Microsoft and Jeff Bezos of Amazon. Seen here: Information Technology Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad receives a Facebook sweat-shirt from Chairman

Appreciating the young billionaire's enthusiasm to contribute towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative, Prasad said Zuckerberg was keen on playing a significant role in increasing connectivity in the country. He had also said that

Earlier in the day, he had also met Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and said that he was happy to contribute towards the Digital India initiative. "The Digital India programme will connect a billion people over internet. It will help in

Zuckerberg, who arrived here yesterday, met Modi this evening but neither the Prime Minister's Office nor Facebook disclosed details of the meeting. On Thursday, while addressing media persons, Zuckerberg had said he wanted to discuss the role

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets the Prime Minister and the Law Minister in New Delhi

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets the Prime Minister and the Law Minister in New Delhi

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets the Prime Minister and the Law Minister in New Delhi

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