PM Narendra Modi meets with top Fortune 500 CEOs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dined with over 50 CEOs of Fortune 500 companies while continuing his pitch that India is open for business. The dinner event, organised by the prestigious Fortune magazine, was attended by some 47 top US CEOs on Thursday (September 24).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with President and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Marillyn A. Hewson during a meeting in New York on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

Modi said governance reform is his number one priority, during a meeting with a group of top American CEOs with a collective net worth of USD 4.5 trillion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with Aecom Chairman and CEO, Mike Burke during a meeting in New York. (Source: PTI)

Some of the CEOs attending the dinner described it as “report card,” adding that this reflected a great transparency of the Modi Government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with President of Guyana David A. Granger during a meeting in New York. (Source: PTI)

During the meeting, the Prime Minister said the foreign direct investment (FDI) all over the world has fallen but in India it has increased by 40 per cent.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with CEO and owner of Bloomberg L.P. Michael Bloomberg during an interaction with CEOs in New York on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

During the meeting, the Prime Minister said the foreign direct investment (FDI) all over the world has fallen but in India it has increased by 40 per cent. Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi during an interaction with CEOs in New York on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

Modi told the CEOs that fundamentally he believes in deregulation, the government should allow the private sector to develop and that he is for predictable, transparent and accountable governance.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for a group photo with CEOs of America after an interaction, in New York on Thursday. (Source: PTI)