Interacts on various subjects
WEB DESK / New Delhi
Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today. Both held a “healthy and extensive” interaction on various subjects.
Indian-born American professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abhijit Banerjee, has won Nobel in economics, jointly with wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.
“Excellent meeting with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee. His passion towards human empowerment is clearly visible. We had a healthy and extensive interaction on various subjects. India is proud of his accomplishments. Wishing him the very best for his future endeavours,” Modi said in a tweet, sharing a picture from their meeting.