Modi said on X that the two men “discussed various issues, including those he is passionate about such as space, mobility, technology and innovation.”

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

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday in Washington where they discussed issues including space, mobility, technology and innovation, Modi said on X.

Elon Musk said the United States must “delete entire agencies” in order to achieve the Trump administration’s goals of drastically downsizing and restructuring the federal workforce. “I think we do need to delete entire agencies as opposed to leave a lot of them behind,

Musk has consolidated control over large swaths of the government with President Trump‘s blessing since assuming leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency.