Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, on Sunday announced in a post that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Facebook headquarters in Silicon Valley’s Menlo Park for a townhall Q&A.; The event is scheduled for September 27.
I’m excited to announce that Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India will be visiting Facebook HQ later this month for a…
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday, September 12, 2015
This will be Modi’s second visit to US since he became the Prime Minister. He is also expected to visit Googleplex and the factory floor of Tesla in Fremont which are both situated in Silicon Valley. He may also address the students at Stanford University, however that part of the program has not been finalised. There may be a separate event based on Indian companies that have their operations in US, where he will highlight India’s contribution in expanding job opportunities for Americans, reports The Times Of India .
Facebook is one of the most rapidly expanding industry, with over 1.18 billion active users. Apart from Facebook’s investment strategies in India, issues like Net Neutrality are expected to be discussed by Modi and Zuckerberg, according to a report of Business Standard .