Bill Gates meets PM Modi, praises India for remarkable progress in crucial fields

India can be an innovation hub for the world, says Bill Gates

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, where he praised India for making "remarkable progress" in crucial fields like health, development and climate change, and noted the "incredibly innovative work" being done in the country over the past few years.

My conversation with Prime Minister @narendramodi left me more optimistic than ever about the progress that India — Bill Gates

Talking about the meeting in his official blog, Gates Notes, the billionaire philanthropist said: "My conversation with PM Modi left me more optimistic than ever about the progress that India is making.

On India taking over the G20 presidency, Gates said that this was an "excellent opportunity to highlight how innovations developed in India can benefit the world, and to help other countries adopt them. Supporting these efforts—especially spreading its digital ID (Aadhaar) and payments systems to other places—is a high priority for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation". Gates is the co-chair of the foundation.Gates further commended PM Modi's efforts to eliminate "deadly and debilitating diseases" like tuberculosis, visceral leishmaniasis, and lymphatic filariasis.

"The PM told me about a fascinating movement taking shape in India: Communities are 'adopting' TB patients to make sure they get the nutrition and care they need.India has used a similar approach with HIV, and it’s been shown to produce lasting results," he wrote.

He also lauded the country's initiative to promote universal foundational literacy and numeracy across the country. The Microsoft co-founder also touched upon 'Mission Innovation (MI)' launched in 2015 where India is the key partner and works to accelerate work on clean energy technologies.

"I am looking forward to getting together with the MI partners during the COP28 Summit this December to accelerate the development of new sources of affordable, reliable clean energy." "Scientists are also working to increase the shelf life of millet-based products.Millets are very nutritious — a super food, as PM Modi put it—and are also water-efficient and heat tolerant.I even got to taste millet khichdi, a type of porridge, at a 'Godh Bharai' ceremony—similar to a baby shower—for two women hosted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development."

"I hope India will continue this progress and share its innovations with the world," added Gates.

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