Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sits Down With Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg’s busy weekend took him from the United Nations Saturday back to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Sunday, where he participated in a Q&A with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s busy weekend took him from the United Nations Saturday back to the social network’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Sunday, where he participated in a question-and-answer session with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Zuckerberg asked Modi: You were one of the early adopters of the Internet, social media and Facebook. Did you at that point think that it would become a tool for governing, citizen engagement and foreign policy? Highlights from his response follow:

When I got onto social media, I didn’t actually know I would become prime minister at some point.

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