A conversation with Mayank Chhaya, Chicago-based veteran chronicler of the Indian diaspora on Kamala Harris’s appeal and chances, the remarkable rise of Indian-Americans in US politics, and business, and how Narendra Modi’s rise has given them newfound confidence.
Synopsis: Join The Straits Times’ associate editor and senior Asia columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.
In this episode, Ravi speaks with the veteran journalist, author and broadcaster Mayank Chhaya, a former staffer with India Post in California and India Abroad, New York, on the rise in US politics of Americans with Indian heritage, including presidential hopeful Kamala Harris and Nikki Haley, who challenged Donald Trump for the Republican nomination.
They discuss Ms Harris’s racial identity, her chances of victory, and whether America is heading toward being a post-race society. Mr Chhaya also comments on prominent Indian-Americans in the business field, including the heads of Microsoft, Google, IBM and YouTube!, and why Indians seem to be doing so well in many facets of American life.
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