Vikram Sharma:

Recipient of the 2025 Prime Minister’s Prize in Australia

Anushka Shah:

Strengthening UK-India Creative Ties

Santhosh Ram Mavuri:

Winning Awards Worldwide for a Film on India’s Weavers

Dr. Kavitha Das:

Advancing Health and Longevity in the U.S.

Vishesh Jawarani:

Fusing Japanese Izakaya with Goan Susegad

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Vikram Sharma:

Recipient of the 2025 Prime Minister’s Prize in Australia

Anushka Shah:

Strengthening UK-India Creative Ties

Santhosh Ram Mavuri:

Winning Awards Worldwide for a Film on India’s Weavers

Dr. Kavitha Das:

Advancing Health and Longevity in the U.S.

Vishesh Jawarani:

Fusing Japanese Izakaya with Goan Susegad

How Going Abroad Can Transform Your Life |

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Global Indian | Good Reads

 Top reads curated from the internet 

#1Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping
The Pentagon’s India-China Problem
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#2Ashutosh Saxsena | Casper.AI Co Founder
Rise of the Indian origin founder
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#3H1B Visa Program
No More H-1B Lottery, US Notifies New Process For Work Visas
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#4Donald Trump
The iconoclast who made India rethink itself, and the world
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#5The Biden administration’s National Artificial Intelligence Initiative office prioritizes working with US allies and partners.
OpenAI, Google, Perplexity go free in India to grow AI user base
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#6
‘Are we buiding sport or just celebrating stars? Abhinav Bindra reflects during Lionel Messi’s India tour
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping (1)

The Pentagon’s India-China Problem

The article first appeared on Outlook on December 26, 2025. On December 25, 2025, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian responded to allegations contained in the Pentagon's annual report to Congress on China's military developments. The report claimed that Beijing 'probably seeks to capitalise on decreased tension along the LAC to stabilise bilateral relations and prevent the deepening of US-India ties.' Lin's rebuttal was unequivocal: the Pentagon's report 'distorts China's defence policy, sows discord between China and other countries, and aims at finding a pretext for the US to maintain its military supremacy.' This exchange reveals something fundamental about the current conjuncture. Washington's anxiety about improving India-China relations is not rooted in concern for regional stability but in the structural imperative of American hegemony to prevent autonomous consolidation among Global South nations. Lin Jian emphasised that China 'views and handles its relations with India from a strategic height and a long-term perspective,' adding that the boundary question 'is a matter between China and India' and that Beijing objects to 'any country passing judgment about this issue.' Crucially, this is not merely China's position. India has consistently maintained the same stance. When US President Donald Trump offered to mediate between India and China earlier this year, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reaffirmed India's position: 'Whatever issues we have with any of our neighbours, we have always adopted a bilateral approach to dealing with these issues.' External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has repeatedly ruled out third-party involvement, stating that the dispute 'is a matter for the two countries to address independently.' This convergence between New Delhi and Beijing on the principle of bilateral sovereignty constitutes precisely the kind of assertion that undergirds the emerging architecture of multipolarity.

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Ashutosh Saxsena | Casper.AI Co Founder

Rise of the Indian origin founder

The article first appeared on The Economic Times on December 16, 2025. Scores of Indian-origin execs in the Valley are quietly building AI startups, which are at the cutting-edge of technology. Surabhi Agarwal & Tanya Pandey bring you a snapshot...

Read more on Economic Times 

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H-1B Visa Updates

No More H-1B Lottery, US Notifies New Process For Work Visas

The article first appeared on NDTV's website on December 24, 2025.

The overhaul follows a series of actions by the Trump administration aimed at reshaping a visa programme that critics say has become a pipeline for overseas workers willing to work for lower pay, but supporters say drives innovation...

Read more on NDTV's website

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Trump Reciprocal Tariffs

The iconoclast who made India rethink itself, and the world

The article first appeared on The Times of India on December 21, 2025.

On a steamy August morning in 2025, as diplomats in South Block refreshed their briefing notes and television anchors rehearsed their outrage, the US President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff imports. His justification for lowering the tariff boom was blunt: New Delhi's "unforgivable" reliance on discounted Russian oil... Read more on The Times of India

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Indian AI Model

OpenAI, Google, Perplexity go free in India to grow AI user base

The article first appeared on The Economic Times on December 19, 2025.

OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity are offering free access to their premium AI tools in India. This move aims to capture a larger user base in the rapidly growing digital market. India's large smartphone population and affordable data make it an attractive region. Daily active users for ChatGPT have seen a significant surge... Read more on The Economic Times 

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Lionel Messi's in India visit

‘Are we buiding sport or just celebrating stars? Abhinav Bindra reflects during Lionel Messi’s India tour

The article first appeared on The Times of India on December 15, 2025.

Olympian champion Abhinav Bindra questions India's sporting priorities amidst "Messi mania." While respecting the football icon Bindra highlights the vast resources spent on his tour, contrasting it with the underfunded grassroots sports ecosystem... Read more on The Times of India

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Global Indian | World in Numbers

Statistically speaking

100 Percent

Of Australian tariff lines will become zero-duty for Indian exports from January 1, 2026. This means Indian goods can enter Australia without extra taxes.

20 Percent

Of the world’s data is generated in India. However, the country hosts only three percent of global data centre capacity.

$3,000 Exit Bonus

Up from $1000 has been announced by the United States for undocumented migrants who voluntarily depart the country by December 31, 2025.

90 Percent

Surge in India’s exports to China was recorded in November 2025 compared with the same month, a year earlier. Naphtha, used as a petrochemical feedstock, was the biggest contributor.

1st Position

With 10-year shareholder returns of 15.2%, India’s equity market ranks first globally, outperforming benchmarks such as the S&P 500 at 13.6%, the STOXX Europe 350 at 7%, and key Asia-Pacific markets including Japan, China, and Singapore, reports BCG.

$5 Billion

The value of investments made by Indian companies in Ethopia, particularly in manufacturing and pharmaceuticals, leading to more than 75,000 local jobs.

Global Indian | Did You Know? 

Fun facts about India and Global Indians

US-based Jayshree Ullal, President and CEO of computer networking firm Arista Networks, has been named by Harun India as the wealthiest Indian origin leader in the world.

Microsoft has committed $17.5 billion to Artificial Intelligence projects in India, while Amazon has announced plans to invest $35 billion in AI-driven initiatives across the country over the next five years.

American banking giant J.P. Morgan is poised to set up Asia’s largest global capability centre (GCC) in India, with a sprawling new campus planned in Powai, Mumbai.

Hyderabad became the site of American fast food giant McDonald's first global capability centre, and largest facility outside the United States. 

Close to one million Indians have renounced their citizenshipp over the last five years, with annual numbers crossing the two-lakh mark consistently since 2022, according to data presented by the government in Parliament.

PM Modi has been conferred with Ethiopia's highest award 'The Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia' by his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali. He becomes the first world leader to receive Ethopia's highest honour. 

Publisher’s Corner

Xavier Augustin

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