Modi eyes Silicon Valley on US trip amid fading euphoria

New Delhi

TECH titans will court Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Silicon Valley this weekend, but away from the glitz, the euphoria of his first trip to the United States a year ago has faded as promised deals stall and key reforms flounder.

A firm believer in the new economy and power of social media, Mr Modi will be welcomed by Apple, Facebook and Google, who want to grow in a market where the world's third-largest Internet user base is set to multiply in coming years.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is due to drop by Mr Modi's hotel in San Jose, before the Indian leader joins Mark Zuckerberg for a "townhall" session broadcast live from Facebook headquarters.

He will be able to relive some of the glory of 2014's rock star-like Madison Square Garden rally in New York when he addresses 17,000 Indian expatriates at San Jos…