India-US Trade Ties: 'Trending Positive', Says Elon Musk; Meets Leading Indian Entrepreneurs In Texas

In a meet-up with a delegation of leading Indian entrepreneu🎉rs at his SpaceX Starbase facility in Texas, tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday told 🔴that he believes India-US ties are “trending positive” and that he favours an enhanced trade partnership between the two nations.

The billionaire entrepreneur who owns a♐utomotive major Tesla and social media platfo▨rm X, interacted with Indian business chiefs from across diverse sectors on the role of technology and India's growing role in the global innovation landscape.

The meet♑ing came right ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration for a second term. Trump appointed Musk as co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

About the meeting with Musk

On Friday, the Indian entrepreneurs, led by India Global Forum (IGF) to mark the UK-headquartered policy and events plat🐻form’s expansion into the US this week, explored the SpaceX's cutting-edge facilities and witnessed the launch of SpaceX's Starship Flight 7.

Emphasising the pote💮ntial for deeper collaboration between the United States and India, particularly in the technology and space exploration sectors, Musk said, “Things are trending pos🌟itive. I’m certainly in favour of lowering trade barriers to increase commerce between the US and India”, as per PTI.

He went on to describe India as “on💙e of the ancient civilisations and a very great and very complex one”. 

"This event underscores the growing importance of collaboration between India and global p🥂ioneers in shaping a sustainable and technology-driven future," said IGF Founder Manoj Ladwa. 

"As the world’s most powerful democracy transitions to a Trump presidency, meaningful dialogue i🥃s more important than ever in these challenging times," he said.

"At India Global Forum, our mission is to bring together global leaders and innovators to tackle the defining challe🧸nges of our time… I believe India's rise pres🐬ents limitless opportunities, and this meeting signifies the potential for powerful partnerships," he added.

IGF delegation: Who all were present?

The IGF delegation to Musk’s Starbase in Texas included Prashant Ruia, Director – Essar Capital, Jay Kotak, Co-Head – Kotak811, Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & Group CEO – OYO, Kalyan Raman, CEO – Flipkart, Aryaman Birla, Director – Aditya Birla Management 𓆉Corporation Private Limited, Nilesh Ved, Chairman – Apparel Group, and bestselling author Amish Tripathi, among others.

The dialogue, organised for IGF’s US launch, also addressed the American e🐼conomic landscape, exploring opportunities in digital infrastructure, tech, innovation and foreign investment, while highlighting ways to strengthen bilateral collaboration.

(With PTI Inputs)