– Amazon has committed to invest $15 billion in India over the next seven years.
– CEO Andy Jassy met Prime Minister Modi during his first state visit to the US in Washington DC on June 23.
– Both leaders spoke about supporting Indian startups, creating jobs, enabling exports, digitisation, and empowering individuals and small businesses to compete globally.
– IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar tweeted about the meeting saying that Amazon India will invest $26 billion and create 20 lakh jobs In India by 2030
– Amazon has pledged to digitise 10 million small businesses, enable $ 20 billion in experts and create 2 million jobs in India by 2025.