'India's rise as a global tech titan is inexorable', says GitHub CEO Dohmke, PM Modi replies

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke, in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), praised India's rapidly expanding developer community, calling it the fastest-growing on the planet. He also said that India's rise as a global tech titan is inexorable. 

"Of course, I have to show some love to India 🇮🇳 Now the fastest-growing developer population on the planet, India’s rise as a global tech titan is inexorable," he wrote.

Dohmke went on to emphasize India’s advancements in artificial intelligence, noting, "India’s developers have gone a leap further: they’re increasingly using AI to build AI. India has the second-highest number of contributors to public generative AI projects."

He shared a graph that illustrates India’s prominent position, ranking second only to the United States in terms of contributors to generative AI projects on GitHub.

India’s developers have gone a leap further: they’re increasingly using AI to build AI. India has the second-highest number of contributors to public generative AI projects.

This makes it evermore likely the next great AI multinational is borne on the continent. pic.twitter.com/Y8VpvNBc7X

— Thomas Dohmke (@ashtom) October 29, 2024

The top ten list includes the United States in first place, followed by India, Hong Kong SAR, China, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Canada, and France.

PM Modi replies

Responding to the GitHub CEO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on X, “When it comes to innovation and technology, Indian youth are among the best!”

When it comes to innovation and technology, Indian youth are among the best! https://t.co/hpmsalotw4

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 30, 2024