Washington: Sunder Pichai, the CEO of Google, visited the Indian embassy in the US as the first prominent Indian-American tech company leader and held discussions with the Indian envoy in the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, about the technology giant's efforts in India, in particular its aggressive drive toward digitisation.
After his late-week visit to the Indian Embassy in downtown Washington, DC, Pichai sent a tweet to Ambassador Sandhu saying, "Thank you for the fantastic talk."
A prominent Indian-American tech CEO has never before visited the embassy in the country.
"Appreciated the chance to discuss Google's commitment to India and look forward to continuing our support for India's digital future," said Pichai, who in January this year was named among the 17 awardees to receive the Padma Bhushan.
"Technology that transforms; ideas that enable!" tweeted Sandhu.
"Delighted to receive Google and Alphabet Pichai at the Embassy. Exchanged thoughts on expanding India-US commercial, knowledge & tech partnership with Google," the Indian envoy said.
With PTI inputs