Indian Americans' success story: Talent, meritocracy, and risk-taking

In 1970, there were 0.5 million Indian Americans, a number that had risen to about 1.6 million by 2000

At an India conference at Stanford University, co-sponsored by the Tata Group in 2022, Condoleezza Rice, former National Security Advisor, shared a surprising story about her time when George W Bush was running for President in 2000. After she and her team had briefed the then-presidential candidate on important countries, but with nothing on India, he turned to her and said, “What About India?” He noted that he met very smart Indians — doctors, lawyers, engineers — in his constituency in Texas. He suggested she go back and take another look at India. This interest in India, sparked by Indian