Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates held a range of discussions about India’s “incredible” progress and its innovations that can benefit the world during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. In his latest blog - ‘GatesNotes’ - Gates, also a philanthropist, has commended the progress India is making in fields like health, development and climate and said the country is showing what is possible when investment is made in innovation. Gates also mentioned that his visit to India after a long halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic has been “inspiring” and said his meeting with Modi involved topics such as climate change, India’s health systems, its frontline leadership on Covid-19 vaccines, Gati Shakti among other things.
What Gates said on India
1) Gates lauded India’s vaccine policy and its delivery system and praised the country’s efforts to extend its vaccine mission to other nations. “Vaccines produced in India have saved millions of lives during the pandemic and prevented other diseases around the world,” Gates said, hailing the Co-WIN portal developed by the government for facilitating Covid-19 related services. He also backed Modi on his words that the Co-WIN model can be globally executed.
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