PM Modi and Elon Musk Talk India-US Collaboration

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he discussed his country's potential to collaborate with the US on "technology and innovation" during a conversation with Elon Musk.

Posted by REDIAL at 04:30 PM | 14 COMMENTS | permalink

Elon Musk indicated he'll visit India later this year after speaking with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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-- Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) April 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM

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So, Mr Musk is now doing foreign policy?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-18 06:53 PM

Mr Musk is now doing foreign policy?

Why should the Senior Co-President not?

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-18 06:58 PM

I've noticed that, as Pres Trump's job approval continues to diminish, Mr Musk seems to be relegated to a more, I'll say, behind the scenes position.

President Trump Job Approval
www.realclearpolling.com

...
RCP Average 3/27 - 4/17
Favorable: 46.5
Unfavorable: 50.7
...

There's a graph in that article, which see.

The trend does not seem to be in Pres Trump's favor.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-18 08:02 PM

OK, a deeper dive into that page.

There are links provided on Pres Trump's arrproval ratings for various issues.

imo, worth clicking on those links.

Pres Trump looks to be underwater on all except immigration.

Underwater by 11+ percentage points on the economy?

Who could have thought that might occur?

After his six bankruptcies?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-18 08:08 PM

Elon Musk is a cheap labor addict.

He already said we need more H-1B visas so Indians can go the High Tech Jobs Americans refuse to do.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-23 04:52 PM

So, Mr Musk is now doing foreign policy?

Can you think of a better person to know what America is missing in the tech sphere? AI, Space, EV, who else has their hands in all of this, and knows whats needed, actually needed, not just buzz words.

Would you send a DC bureaucrat? An academic?

Who would you send?

I've been critical of Musk, he seems like he's been taking to many drugs. That being said, he does have first hand knowledge of the US limitations.

#6 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-04-23 05:18 PM

" he does have first hand knowledge of the US limitations."

So ... It's just a coincidence that the groups he's been going after have been trying to regulate him?

#7 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-04-23 05:20 PM

Elon Musk is a cheap labor addict.

True. Like most of Americans, they just love cheap labor coming across the borders any way they can.
H-1B, undocumented doesn't make a difference.

I really don't see why you're complaining.

#8 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-04-23 05:20 PM

Elon Musk is a cheap labor addict.

He grew up with slaves.

Now he wants to bring slavery back to America again.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-23 05:26 PM

I really don't see why you're complaining.
#8 | POSTED BY 1LUMPYMUSKRAT

You don't see the hypocrisy of Republicans claiming they want to deport undocumented immigrants in order to help Americans get jobs, while at the same time Co President Musk wanting to export (more) American jobs to India?

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-23 05:30 PM

@#10 ... the hypocrisy of Republicans claiming they want to deport undocumented immigrants in order to help Americans get jobs, while at the same time Co President Musk wanting to export (more) American jobs to India? ...

There are two levels of hypocrisy of Republicans to discuss ...

One is the economic hypocrisy which your comment so artfully summarizes. The short-term transactional deal that Pres Trump loves, without regard for the long term ramifications.

The other the the "ally" hypocrisy where Pres Trump is trivializing eight decades of friendship and security support, and is actively alienating those long-term friends and allies because of some imagined monetary imbalance.

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-23 06:14 PM

How is it that some foreigner, a nazi no less, can represent the USA's interests around the globe. He(Nazi Musky) was never screened by congress yet he has all this power. Deport now!

#12 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2025-04-23 06:47 PM

How is it that some foreigner, a nazi no less, can represent the USA's interests around the globe.

He gave Lewzer $250 Million?

#13 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-23 06:58 PM

@#5 ... Elon Musk is a cheap labor addict. ...

Well, yeah.

And then there are the labor issues in his manufacturing plants.

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-23 07:09 PM

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