A prominent journalist and former Union minister, Arun Shourie, had suggested while serving in the then Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance government that India's information technology (IT) sector should work to make the US industry champion its cause, since it was the biggest beneficiary. Going by the current controversy over H-1B visas in the US, it's not wrong to conclude that India's software services sector has succeeded in achieving what Shourie suggested.
The latest controversy, fueled by the appointment of Indian-origin venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan as artificial intelligence policy advisor in Donald Trump's incoming administration, highlights the nuanced interplay of talent mobility, economic growth, and political ideology.
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These Men in Blue break boundaries for the disabled
ON JANUARY 7 this year, a 17-member Indian cricket team was given a warm send-off for a four-nation Champion Trophy tournament in Sri Lanka.
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