NEW DELHI: Gates Foundation co-chair Bill Gates on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi commending him for his leadership in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic in India.In a letter to PM Modi, the Microsoft co-founder appreciated the proactive measures taken by PM Modi and his government to flatten the curve of the Covid-19 rate in India.Gates said that measures such as adopting a national lockdown, expanding focused testing to identify hotspots for isolation, quarantining, and significantly increasing health expenditures to strengthen the health system response and promote R&D and digital innovation were commendable."I’m glad your government is fully utilizing its exceptional digital capabilities in its Covid-19 response and has launched the Aarogya Setu digital app for coronavirus tracking, contact tracing, and to connect people to health services," Gates said.Bill Gates further said that he was grateful to see that PM Modi was seeking to balance public health imperatives with the need to ensure adequate social protection for all Indians.