Prime Minister Narendra Modi met H Lawrence Culp Junior, CEO of General Electric, during the second day of his US State visit. The two discussed the company's greater technology collaboration to promote manufacturing in India.

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The Prime Minister appreciated General Electric for its long-term commitment to manufacturing in India, the ministry of external affairs said. He also invited GE to play a greater role in the aviation and renewable energy sector in India.

#WATCH | Washington, DC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets H. Lawrence Culp Jr, Chairman and CEO, General Electic and CEO, General Electic Aerospace. pic.twitter.com/CtpULfDNjN

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The meeting comes on the backdrop of speculations that the US government is poised to sign a deal that will permit GE to produce jet engines powering the Indian military aircraft.

Ahead of PM Modi's State visit civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit will be a historic one. However, he refused to comment on the GE deal. "I can't say anything on GE before it is signed," he said.

The PM's meeting with the GE CEO was part of PM Modi's scheduled interactions with top CEOs during his State visit.

Prime Minister Modi is visiting the United States on the invitation of the US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. PM Modi's US visit marks his sixth trip to the country since coming to power in May 2014, but this is his first state visit. Modi is likely to meet 15-20 CEOs over the course of three days, with the meetings taking place in the afternoons of June 20, 21, and 23.

He has already held meetings with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Applied Materials President and CEO Gary Dickerson, and Micton Technologies President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra.

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First Published:Jun 22, 2023 10:11 AM IST