India’s growing role in the global space economy took centre stage as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in Washington. While much of the media attention focused on a symbolic exchange—a heatshield tile from SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft—the meeting underscored deeper strategic interests.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he discussed various issued with Tesla and SpaceX boss during a bilateral meeting on Thursday. The Prime Minister said the topics of discussion included those Musk “is passionate about such as space,

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk met during Modi's visit to the U.S., where he spoke with Trump about trade and tariff concerns