As someone who IS American, what brought America to where it is now is the blind thought that America is invulnerable. American Exceptionalism dates all the way back to the horrible manifest destiny days. You yourself said that the best would go to the US, or Europe. What an insult to Indians who choose to stay in their own country. Guess what? None of these poor unwashed nations need your rescue, nor mine. They are perfectly capable of competing and making adult decisions on their own.
It's funny how people want to twist what I said into some kind of racism, when I did in fact acknowledge that there are extremely good engineers who are doing great work in the US.
Speak to an Indian sometime, instead of applying your own American cultural sensitivities to another culture. I find it more insulting to another culture to say that people there think like Americans.
You also had a problem comprehending what I had written. I never wrote that it is best to go to the US or Europe. Nowhere did I make such a statement. You had to put that statement in my mouth to be able to shove the term "manifest destiny" into your post. I said that Indians WANT to go to the US or Europe. I never said that it is good for an individual Indian or India as a whole. It is simply what is happening. And every Indian will confirm it. I am only reiterating what I have been told in countless conversations with Indian engineers. Like I said, speak to some Indians yourself sometime and learn to understand other cultures.
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This is false on so many levels. India's top universities put out huge numbers of extremely talented individuals. Only a small fraction of those are able to get visas to work and stay in the US, Germany, and the U.K.. And a large and increasing number choose not to pursue jobs abroad in the first place. It's indeed prejudiced to imply that the "leftovers" are just that, and dishonest to imply that Indians would support or agree with such a notion.
I can only tell you what I have told others: Speak with Indians about the topic instead of arguing "What you say is a lie, because it is not politically correct." It's a pretty strong thing to call someone a liar (or to use a fancy word: "dishonest") based on the one single argument of political correctness.
As far as the huge numbers of extremely talented individuals go: That is an urban legend. The universities put out huge numbers of graduates. That is true. But where do you get the idea from that there is a very high number of extremely talented individuals? Is thos based on statistics or hearsay? It's the latter, isn't it?
In the US or Europe, people go into engineering, because they enjoy dealing with technical and mathematical issues. It's called "affinity". That is not always the case in India. In India, there is a HUGE pressure from families on the children to become engineers. That implies that a lot of people enter India's universities without any affinity for engineering. But an affinity for a topic is a precondition for being "extremely talented. So yes, there are extremely talented people coming out of India's universities, but they are a small portion. And I know people will want to twist this into racism again, but once again: It's not because Indians are dumb. It's because someone who wanted to become an architect but studied electrical engineering because his father wanted him to will not become a great engineer.
I have worked both in the US and in Europe. When I came to America and dealt with Indian engineers for the first time, I thought like you: "Wow, these guys are so amazingly great! I can't believe there's a million of them each year." Really, their skill was humbling. Then I went to Europe and dealt with development teams in India. So I can say from very personal experience that there is a huge difference in quality between these three groups. I have worked with Indians in the US, in Europe and in India. I have had very extensive conversations with them (heck, one third of my Facebook friends are Indians). I have attended Indian weddings. I have interviewed Indians for job positions. I manage Indians, and I have an Indian in the management chain above me. All my contacts at my customer are Indians. What I have is extensive experience over 20 years, which is the opposite of prejudice. I bet you have no experience on the topic - which is equal to prejudice.
