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 

#1Balaji Srinivasan
Indian-origin entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan buys private island to build new nation for techies
Reading Time: 5 mins
#2Prisoner of War | Global Indian
Lost in memory | Review of The Great Épinal Escape by Ghee Bowman
#3Trade War
How Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ affects Indians: From sending money to making investments, and crossing borders
Reading Time: 5 mins
#4Zohran Mamdani | Global Indian
Why Zohran Mamdani’s New York win does not really hold lessons for progressives across the world
#5
Jiski lathi, uski foreign policy! Five lessons from Iran-Israel conflict
#6
Politicians slashed migration. Now they face the consequences
Reading Time: 5 mins
Balaji Srinivasan

Indian-origin entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan buys private island to build new nation for techies

The article was first published in Mint on July 3, 2025.

Indian-origin tech entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan has purchased a private island near Singapore to build what he calls a “Network State”- a decentralised, digital-first society for techies, creators, and founders.
Srinivasan, a former CTO of Coinbase and co-founder of multiple Silicon Valley ventures, envisions a future where online communities with shared values evolve into globally recognised nations. His project, which once sounded like a futuristic thought experiment, is now unfolding on a real island with real people, and it’s creating quite the buzz, TechCrunch reported...
Read more on Mint  

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Prisoner of War | Global Indian

Lost in memory | Review of The Great Épinal Escape by Ghee Bowman

The article was first published in The Hindu on July 4, 2025. I’d never heard of these POWs before — all those Great Escapes & never a brown face among them.” This line in the Epilogue of Ghee Bowman’s The Great Épinal Escape perfectly expresses a reader’s state after finishing the book. The tale of over 500 Indian prisoners of war escaping from a German camp during World War II has lain buried in various archives and libraries until unearthed and excavated by the historian and author. But this book is more than just a story of an escape. Read more on The Hindu  

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US-China Trade War | H-1B Visa News

How Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ affects Indians: From sending money to making investments, and crossing borders

The article was first published in Hindustan Times on July 4, 2025.

Since the 900-page details of what Trump has named ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ are now in, let's break down the immediate impact on Indians.

After the US Congress cleared President Donald Trump's massive legislation about government spending, focus is now on its impact not only in the US but on the world. For India, one of the most visible and direct impacts will be on remittances, that is, the money sent to or invested in India by NRIs. Migration is also in focus... Read more on Hindustan Times Find more Global Indian Top Reads

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Zohran Mamdani | Global Indian

Why Zohran Mamdani’s New York win does not really hold lessons for progressives across the world

The article was first published in Scroll on July 2, 2025. Social media platforms in India and those used by Indians abroad by are abuzz with exultations over Zohran Mamdani’s position as a frontrunner in New York city’s mayoral election. Reactions combine a mixture of ethnic pride and political relief in the face of the resurgence of Right-wing populism. Comments from members of the Indian diaspora speak of a new era for the American Left in “the greatest city in the world” (oddly, these leave out the bit about American actions around the world that have produced its greatness). Read more on The Scroll Find more Global Indian Top Reads

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Israel-Iran

Jiski lathi, uski foreign policy! Five lessons from Iran-Israel conflict

The article first appeared in The Times of India on June 28, 2025. The recent Israel-Iran-(US) conflict highlights the raw realities of global power, where military and economic might often overshadow international norms. The US backing of Israel demonstrates strategic alliances driven by mutual benefit, while the UN's influence remains limited against powerful nations. Ultimately, technological advancement and economic strength are crucial for global influence, rendering soft power ineffective in protecting a nation. Read more on The Times of India Find more Global Indian Top Reads

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Politicians slashed migration. Now they face the consequences

The article first appeared in The Economist on June 22, 2025. LAST YEAR net migration to Britain halved: the country’s population grew by just 431,000, down from 860,000 in 2023. In the final quarter of 2024 some 60,000 people, net, moved to Canada, a drop from 420,000 in mid-2023. In April net migration to America slowed to an annualised pace of 600,000, an enormous fall from 4m or so in 2023. In March net migration to New Zealand was down by 80% from its peak in late 2023... Read more on The Economist  Find more Global Indian Top Reads

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Global Indian | World in Numbers

Statistically speaking

1.46 Crore

Passports were issued in India in 2024, up from 91 lakh in 2014, averaging nearly 40,000 per day, driven by tech innovations that made the process faster, more efficient, and hassle-free.

15,000 Indians

Live in Ghana, many of whom are now 3rd and 4th generation residents. The Indian community has been in the country for decades, with about 3,000 having acquired Ghanaian citizenship.

45 Percent

Of Trinidad and Tobago’s 1.3 million population are people of Indian descent. Many trace their ancestry to indentured labourers who arrived from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and other parts of India during the 19th and early 20th centuries. 

$135.46 billion

Has been sent by the Indian diaspora back home in the form of remittance in the last fiscal year, setting a new record.

1 percent

Is the new remittance tax proposed by the US Senate which was earlier 3.5 percent, thus offering big relief for non-citizens sending money home.

71.7 Percent

Of all active foreign student in the United States are from Asia, with India and China alone contributing to over 47.5 percent of that number.

Global Indian | Did You Know? 

Fun facts about India and Global Indians

PM Modi has announced OCI cards for sixth-generation Indian-origin citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. This will allow them to live and work in India indefinitely. Previously, OCI eligibility was generally restricted to fourth-generation descendants.

Hinduism was first introduced to Ghana by Sindhi traders in the late 1940s, who set up the country’s first Hindu temple in Accra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with the ‘Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’, the island nation’s highest civilian award. He became the first foreign leader to receive this distinction.

Deepika Padukone becomes the first Indian actress to receive a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. She made her Hollywood debut in 2017.

At the Milan Fashion Week, 7 of the 56 looks in Prada's Spring/Summer 2026 collection featured models wearing the GI tagged Kolhapuri-inspired sandals, causing backlash over absence of proper credit. 

Toronto Metropolitan University is set to offer a first-of-its-kind academic course in Canada dedicated to Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh. It will explore his impact on music, film, global pop culture and the creative economy. 

Publisher’s Corner

Xavier Augustin

Global Indians are highly-skilled and dynamic risk-takers, the drivers of Brand India around the world. The stage is set and it belongs to you. What’s your story?