New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Senior global executives from Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, will meet officials from the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) on August 5 and 6 following the temporary takedown of a video posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a government official said on Tuesday.

MeitY summoned the tech giant after a Facebook reel by the Prime Minister addressing nationwide protests over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) paper leak was removed from the platform for about five hours on July 28.

Speaking on the sidelines of an event in New Delhi, MeitY secretary S Krishnan said the discussions will cover non-compliance with Indian laws, Child Sexual Abuse Mate...