Despite the massive Indian diaspora, I don't see much influence. Remember H1B reform? Dead in the water. Indian "influence operations" mostly revolves around spamming people with hate on Twitter. Doesn't seem very efficient.
Honestly, China's influence in the West is minimal too, but at least Chinese people are aware of this and don't go on deluded rants about their influence in the diaspora. Indian megalomania really is unique.
And speaking of India, how can we stop China from trying to prevent India's inevitable rise?
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The truth is much more simple. China's human capital is simply vastly higher than India's. The few elites India produces mostly just emigrate anyway. But Noah seems to have a very US-centric worldview where a country's industrialisation is dependent on the good graces of larger countries. This is a weird leftist narrative which divides people into haves and have-nots, or oppressors and victims. Strange to see it coming from neoliberals like him.