Manjari Makijany:

Emmy-nominated director striking it big in Hollywood

Dr Kiran Narayan and Ankita Sree:

Transforming veg food at Moglu

‘Kaapi’ in Kyoto:

Dai Okonogi brings South Indian cuisine to Japan

How Ujjal Dosanjh made it to the upper echelons of Canadian politics

Munaf Kapadia:

The ex-Googler bringing Bohri cuisine to the world

Putting the world in her lens:

Shweta Gulati

Preet Chandi:

Antarctic triple trekker

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Manjari Makijany:

Emmy-nominated director striking it big in Hollywood

Dr Kiran Narayan and Ankita Sree:

Transforming veg food at Moglu

‘Kaapi’ in Kyoto:

Dai Okonogi brings South Indian cuisine to Japan

How Ujjal Dosanjh made it to the upper echelons of Canadian politics

Putting the world in her lens:

Shweta Gulati

Preet Chandi:

Antarctic triple trekker

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Global Indian | Good Reads

 Top reads curated from the internet 

#1When Satya Nadella took over as CEO in 2014, Microsoft was seen as a company whose best years were behind it.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says 2026 will be a turning point for AI: Here’s why it matters
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#2Indians in the US
One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt
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#3Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping
The Pentagon’s India-China Problem
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#4Ashutosh Saxsena | Casper.AI Co Founder
Rise of the Indian origin founder
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#5H1B Visa Program
No More H-1B Lottery, US Notifies New Process For Work Visas
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#6Donald Trump
The iconoclast who made India rethink itself, and the world
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Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says 2026 will be a turning point for AI: Here’s why it matters

The article first appeared in Financial Express on January 2, 2025. Artificial intelligence has grown very fast over the last few years. New models, powerful software, and smart machines are being introduced almost every month. However, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella believes that 2026 will be a special year for AI, not because of new inventions, but because of how AI will finally be used in real life. He wrote a year-end message on his blog titled “SN Scratchpad” that is beyond the usual corporate optimism to lay out three uncomfortable priorities. According to Satya Nadella, the AI industry is now moving away from excitement and experiments. Instead, the focus is slowly shifting toward practical use. Until now, most AI discussions have been about what the technology can do. From 2026 onwards, the bigger question will be how AI can actually help people and businesses in everyday work... Read more on Financial Express

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Indians Living Abroad

One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt

The article first appeared in The New York Times on December 29, 2025. Amid an astonishing wave of anti-Indian animus, Indian-americans are questioning their place in the country... Read more on New York times 

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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...

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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...

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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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Global Indian | World in Numbers

Statistically speaking

4 Indian Origin Billionaires

Have made it to the Forbes' 40 under 40 list. Ankur Jain, Nikhil Kamath, Adarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha have a cumulative net worth of over $11 billion.

18 Percent

Increase in year over year (YoY) exports of passenger vehicles from India was recorded in the first half of the current fiscal year according to figures from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.

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.

Global Indian | Did You Know? 

Fun facts about India and Global Indians

US to roll out new H-1B visa rules from February 27, replacing the lottery system with wage-based selection that favours higher-paid foreign workers and impacts tech hiring.

Indian exporters had positive growth in 24 countries during the first half of the current fiscal year, indicating a clear trend of market diversification, despite lower exports to the United States due to high tariffs. 

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. 

Publisher’s Corner

Xavier Augustin

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