Washinton DC, Feb. 14 -- Speculation has been swirling over what Prime Minister Narendra Modi received as a gift from the world's richest man, Elon Musk. Reports suggest that the Indian leader was presented with a piece of the world's largest and most powerful rocket.

A photograph circulating online shows the 'space relic' inscribed with the words, "Starship Flight Test 5. October 13, 2024."

The gift is believed to be a heat shield tile from SpaceX's Starship rocket, which was part of its fifth flight test in October last year.

In return, PM Modi gifted Musk and his family a selection of books, including Rabindranath Tagore's The Crescent Moon, The Great RK Narayan Collection, and Pandit Vishnu Sharma's Panchatantra.

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