Derek J. Grossman
@DerekJGrossman
Me: "What the US is really looking for is access to India, in the case of a conflict against China. The hope is that over time, as we continue our security cooperation, India will kind of bend a little bit, to be more flexible and maybe allow us access...
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Modi's Gaffes in US Congress
In a humorous scene during PM Modi's address to the US Congress, the Indian prime minister made a faux pas by switching the word 'Investing' with 'Investigating'. During his speech, PM Modi said, "I believe that investigating in a girl child lifts up entire family,"...
https://www.southasiainvestor.com/2023/06/has-silicon-valley-congressman-ro.html
Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna has been instrumental in inviting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the joint session of US Congress on June 22, 2023. This came as a surprise to many of his...
JP Morgan downgrades Indian IT sector to underweight from neutral
https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/jp-morgan-downgrades-indian-it-sector-to-underweight-from-neutral-123061400979_1.html
Infosys, TCS, MphasiS on JP Morgan's negative catalyst watch. Here's why
JP Morgan has...
If India was such a great place to live and contribute then people like Pichai would not renounce their Indian nationality. And they wouldn't flee the country.
Nine out of 10 top scorers in the annual joint entrance examination held nationally for admission to the IITs and other reputed...
It's a mistake to assume that everyone wants to be a CEO of an established company.
There are many who choose to be entrepreneurs rather than corporate managers.
There's a long and illustrious list of successful Pakistani entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere in the world...
India’s diaspora is bigger and more influential than any in history
Adobe, Britain and Chanel are all run by people with Indian roots
https://www.economist.com/international/2023/06/12/indias-diaspora-is-bigger-and-more-influential-than-any-in-history
Many of India’s best and brightest seem...
No, the question is why India, a country geopolitically important to the West,, is so far behind China in every respect? And why is Altman's view of China so dramatically different than his view of India?
https://www.riazhaq.com/2023/03/why-does-india-lag-so-far-behind-china.html
Altman is...
Most major US tech company CEOs, including Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella, are professional managers with MBAs from US schools.
These CEOs don't develop technology; it's done by technologists.
Pichai and Nadella became CEOs of mature companies with significant revenues and profits.....not...
https://www.southasiainvestor.com/2023/06/openai-ceo-sam-altman-says-indias-ai.html
Responding candidly to a question in the Indian capital New Delhi, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said: "The way this works is we're going to tell you, it's totally hopeless to compete with us on training foundation...
No matter how you spin it, you can not escape the fact that the Indian Muslim enrollment is significantly lower and declining.
Muslims are the most marginalized group in India.
https://www.riazhaq.com/2018/11/study-indian-muslims-worse-off-than.html
Study: Indian Muslims Worse Off Than...
There is widespread and systemic discrimination against Muslims in India. It exists in education, employment, courts and housing.
Islamophobic ruling party promotes hatred of Muslims. It allows crimes against Muslims to go unpunished.
Killers and rapists of Muslims are garlanded and allowed...
https://www.southasiainvestor.com/2023/06/declining-enrollment-of-indian-muslims.html
Number of Indian Muslims attending colleges and universities has declined by 8% to 1.9 million in 2020-21, from 2.1 million in 2019-20, according to Indian government data. In the same period, the higher...
#ShangriLaDialogue: #India no threat to #China’s #military. #Indians ‘unlikely to catch up’ to #Chinese #defense industry & weapons. #NewDelhi unlikely to be ‘loyal partner’ in Washington’s strategy to counter China. #Modi #BJP | South China Morning Post...
#Russia doesn't know what to do with the $1 billion in #Indian rupees it is amassing in #India each month. #trade #currency #oil #Modi #BJP
https://www.businessinsider.com/dedollarization-russia-dollar-yuan-billions-india-struggle-use-ruble-2023-6
Russia's amassing $1 billion worth of...
#India Is Scrapping Rs 2,000 note. Critics call it ham-handed, saying it has shaken consumer confidence & damaged rupee. Others noted that while 2016 #demonetization helped gov't claw back nearly all of withdrawn bills, it didn't eliminate black money...
Nuclear Power in the World Today(Updated May 2023)
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/nuclear-power-in-the-world-today.aspx
Civil nuclear power can now boast more than 18,000 reactor years of experience, and nuclear power plants are operational in 32...