PM meets media honchos; promises protection to IPR

The focus of the meet was to understand about the trends in media and communication technologies and the opportunities for India

Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi
Press Trust of India New York
Last Updated : Sep 25 2015 | 9:33 AM IST
Presenting India as a technology-driven society, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pledged protection to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as he met top executives of major media and communication companies here.

"This is a technology driven era. We are a technology driven society," he said at a roundtable meeting with the top executives of companies like Comcast, Time Warner, Discovery, Sony, ESPN, News Corp, 21st Century Fox, Disney Industries, ABC television group.

The focus of the Prime Minister's meeting with over dozen media honchos was to understand about the trends in media and communication technologies and the opportunities for India.

"We are committed to protecting IPR which is essential to fostering creativity," Modi told them at the roundtable on Media, Tech & Communications.

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First Published: Sep 25 2015 | 1:13 AM IST

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