Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during his visit to the U.S. to meet President Donald Trump. The exact nature of the meeting is unclear, although Modi said on X that the two men “discussed various issues,

President Trump insists that he is across Musk's conflicts of interest while working at DOGE—despite not knowing if the richest man on the planet met with Modi in a CEO or political capacity.

India is acutely aware that trade and immigration issues are a potential double whammy. But it believes it can preserve growing ties.