In the first leg of his US visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi , on Thursday met leading US CEOs in Washington.

He held one-on-one meetings with CEOs of semiconductor and wireless technology manufacturer Qualcomm, software company Adobe, renewable energy company First Solar, arms manufacturer General Atomics, and investment management company Blackstone.

The first meet was with Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano Amon.

"President and CEO of @Qualcomm, @cristianoamon and PM @narendramodi had a productive interaction. PM Modi highlighted the vast opportunities India offers. Mr. Amon expressed keenness to work with India in areas such as 5G and other @_DigitalIndia efforts," a tweet from PMO said.

Modi's meeting with Amon is significant as India is looking at fast adoption of 5G technology in the country and for investment in this high technology area from credible partners who can provide safe and secure networks.

PM had a good meeting with Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm CEO. Mr Amon expressed his desire to work with India on ambitious digital transformation programmes including in 5G, PM WANI & others. He spoke about the incredible opportunities in India and that India is a big market: Sources pic.twitter.com/7wwI1y2JpO