Some business folks and diplomats got together in Chicago to talk about where America and India are headed, and the vibe was pretty mixed. Ankit Jain from the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum said the countries have a solid trade thing going with over 200 billion dollars changing hands, but slapping a 50 percent tariff on Indian stuff would be completely stupid for both sides. Big tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft are still throwing money at India despite the political weirdness.
Debesh Kumar Behera from the Indian Embassy brought up their upcoming AI summit that will push open-source tech and homegrown computing power. Community leaders talked about how Indian Americans are basically crushing it in AI development and need to link up more with startups back home. Vandana Jhingan called out how everyone with a phone thinks they are a journalist now, and ethnic media outlets need actual support from businesses instead of just dealing with fake news everywhere.
Debesh Kumar Behera from the Indian Embassy brought up their upcoming AI summit that will push open-source tech and homegrown computing power. Community leaders talked about how Indian Americans are basically crushing it in AI development and need to link up more with startups back home. Vandana Jhingan called out how everyone with a phone thinks they are a journalist now, and ethnic media outlets need actual support from businesses instead of just dealing with fake news everywhere.
