E-commerce giant Amazon is hosting a mega two-day event, the SMBhav Summit, to connect with small business owners in India and the star attraction at the event is undoubtedly Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, who is on a three-day visit to India. Bezos addressed the gathering of business leaders and stated that the 21st century would be the Indian century.  He also added that in terms of alliances, the 21st century would be about bilateral relations between the US and India. He  announced the company's plans to invest US $1 billion over the next five years in the country in a bid to digitally enable micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and traders across India. Jeff Bezos, who is currently touring the country, is expected to meet important leaders including PM Narendra Modi during this trip. Watch the video for more.

Jeff Bezos was spotted dressed in traditional attire flying kites with children in India. He is on an India visit to meet PM Narendra Modi and also attend the SMBhav event for medium and small businesses. The world's richest man visited Rajghat to pay a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, soon after landing. Watch the video to check out his kite-flying skills.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said at the Amazon Smbhav event in Delhi that the company is the best place in the world to fail

Jeff Bezos in India: The Amazon CEO said that the 21st century belongs to India at the Amazon SMBhav event in Delhi

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is in India this week and is expected to meet top government functionaries, business leaders and SMBs

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