Modi to visit Facebook headquarters

NEW DELHI : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted an invitation from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday to visit the social networking giant’s headquarters in the United States.

“I thank Mark Zuckerberg for the invite to visit @facebook HQ & for the Townhall Q&A at 10 PM IST on 27th September,” Modi said in a post on his Facebook page.

The tech-savvy prime minister’s post was in response to Zuckerberg’s invitation for an interaction at the company’s headquarters in Paolo Alto.

“Prime Minister Modi and I will discuss how communities can work together to address social and economic challenges,” Zuckerberg said in a post. Modi will start his second US tour later this month since he assumed office last year.

The focus of this visit will be the Silicon Valley with his new slogan “Start Up India.” The Indian PM is slated to meet U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Sept. 28, on his return from California.