Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met leading American economist Paul Romer, investor and co-founder of the hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio and other eminent thought leaders and exchanged views and briefed them about the reform trajectory of his government to foster economic growth.
Prime Minister Modi is here on the first leg of his maiden state visit to the US at the invitation of President Joe Biden. Modi and Romer held discussions on India’s digital journey, including the use of Aadhar and innovative tools like Digilocker. They also discussed various initiatives being undertaken by India for urban development.
“Glad to have met the noted economist and Nobel laureate, Professor @paulmromer. We had extensive conversations on leveraging technology to improve lives. We also talked about how to make our cities more sustainable and people friendly,” Modi tweeted after the meeting.
In his conversation with Dalio, the prime minister highlighted the reforms undertaken by the government to foster economic growth, including the reduction of compliances and decriminalisation of a large number of legal provisions.
Modi also had a meeting with distinguished American mathematical statistician, academician, public intellectual and author Nassim Nicholas Taleb. He complimented Taleb on bringing complex ideas of risk and fragility into the popular conversation.
In his conversation with Taleb, Modi also highlighted the risk-taking abilities of India’s young entrepreneurs and the growing start-up ecosystem in India.
