Will Modi be able to crack the code?

PM eyes Silicon Valley

New Delhi: Tech titans will court Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Silicon Valley this weekend, but away from the glitz, the euphoria of his first trip to the United States a year ago has faded as promised deals stall and key reforms flounder.

An Indian Prime Minister would be addressing a public audience for the first time there. As was the case with the earlier Modi tour to the US, a team of BJP enthusiasts of all ilk and kind is working behind the scenes to ensure a huge crowd to greet the PM.

A firm believer in the new economy and power of social media, Modi will be welcomed by Apple, Facebook and Google, who want to grow in a market where the world's third-largest internet user base is set to multiply in coming years.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is due to drop by Modi's hotel in San Jose, before the Indian leader joins Mark Zuckerberg for a "townhall" session broadcast live from Facebook headquarters.

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