Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meetings with key US business leaders, seeking and enlisting their support for his “Make in India” and “Digital India” campaigns. Modi met many stars and startups of Silicon Valley who signed on to PM Modi’s ‘Digital India’ initiative, announcing a slew of initiatives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met global technology giants appealing to them to “Make in India.” Chambers said Modi’s vision of a Digital India will succeed as he had the courage and conviction to bring in change. Let’s take a look at what top 6 tech CEOs had to say about India after meeting PM Modi.

Satya Nadella – Microsoft:

India has world class entrepreneurs and human capital. The Prime Minister’s vision is spot on; he knows how tech is a powerful tool to enable human ingenuity. We have plans to take technology to 500,000 villages in India. We will bring world-class infrastructure to India and respecting digital securities is key milestone for us. He also said Microsoft is all set to announce the availability of cloud services operated out of India. “Now is the time for all of us to come together to empower people around the world,” he said.

Sundar Pichai – Google:

I’m excited because I care about technology and know India will play a huge part in facilitating it. India is the fastest growing startup nation in the world. There are more than 3,000 startups in India. These are global success stories. While in India, I could feel the change. Hungry entrepreneurs, similar to ones I meet in Silicon Valley. Pichai said Modi has driven India’s effort to become the next hotbed of innovation. “It is not just about being online, but what you do online,” he said, citing the case of Nisha Madhulika who creates YouTube videos of vegetarian recipes.

Tim Cook – Apple’s CEO:

India has a special place in every Apple employees mind; our founder Steve Jobs found his inspiration in India.

John Chambers – Cisco Systems:

PM Modi is an amazing ambassador of India’s growth story. PM Modi will change the world. He has a global vision, he understands global trends. US and India will be very strong because of your (PM Modi’s) leadership.

Paul Jacobs – Qualcomm:

We’re extremely excited, motivated with PM Modi’s Digital India vision. India under PM Modi’s leadership is really moving in the right direction. India has more internet traffic on mobiles than any other country. India is providing a huge market for smart-phone technology. “What is interesting is that over 60 percent of internet in India is now on mobile,” he said, adding that the country was poised to be a leader in technology. Jacobs also announced $150-million fund to foster Indian start-ups and a Design in India initiative to create a local ecosystem for product design.

Mark Zuckerberg – Facebook:

India is very important in the history of Facebook. I consider India a “temple” of knowledge from where I took inspiration to rebuild Facebook when the company went through a “rough patch” and was on the verge of being sold more than 10 years ago.

He also changed his profile picture which includes an Indian flag, writing: “I changed my profile picture to support Digital India, the Indian government’s effort to connect rural communities to the internet and give people access to more services online.”