MAGA? IT'S TIME TO MAKE INDIA GREAT AGAIN

Instead of trying to make America great, it's time for these techies to try and make India great. Excuses like India does not have the ecosystem will not work, given that the Narendra Modi government has been working towards improving the system and different sectors are reaping the benefits of it.

- JOYEE BASU

The United States is witnessing some kerfuffle over the H1B visa, which is majorly availed of by the Indian IT industry to send their techies to that country. The pushback against these Indian workers is coming from Donald Trump's MAGA base, which is accusing the Indians of stealing American jobs. The fact that Trump has selected some Indian origin people in his government, particularly Sriram Krishnan as the White House's chief policy adviser for AI, has triggered unhinged reactions that are primarily driven by racism. This has shed light on the broader question of brain drain, with the brightest and the best from this country going to the US and becoming American citizens and eventually the most prosperous demographic in that country, apart from going on to head billion dollar corporations.