Indian-American venture capitalist says RSS chief shows strong faith in India’s youth
American venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat showed a clear preference for Indian youth after meeting him at a roundta...
Indian-American venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat showed a clear preference for Indian youth after meeting him at a roundtable in New York this week. Bhagwat, in the United States for a three-day visit, used the session to discuss India’s ties with the US and a range of issues linked to India’s growth.
Confidence in young Indians
Motwani, a Silicon Valley-based investor, said Bhagwat came across as deeply convinced by the next generation in India. In a post on X on Thursday, she said he had “unshakable confidence” in Indian youth and seemed to believe strongly in the changes they are seeking.
“Does he have a bias towards any particular group? Yes he does — INDIAN YOUTH,” Motwani wrote, summing up her reading of the exchange. It was a pointed line, but the message behind it was simple enough: Bhagwat’s attention in the room, she said, was firmly fixed on younger Indians.
The roundtable brought Bhagwat face to face with leaders and executives from sectors including telecommunications, space, clean energy, technology and quantum computing. That mix mattered. These are the industries shaping where talent, research and capital are heading next.
India, the US and the startup lens
Bhagwat’s New York stop comes as the RSS marks its centenary-year global outreach programme. The visit placed him before an audience that reflects the overlap between diaspora networks, business influence and India’s technology ambitions.
For Indian-American investors and professionals, the remarks also touched a familiar theme. The US remains a key destination for Indian talent, while India’s tech and innovation ecosystem keeps expanding at home. That tension — migration, opportunity and return — is often central to conversations about the country’s economic future.
Motwani’s comments framed Bhagwat less as a political figure speaking to a diaspora audience and more as someone focused on where India’s next wave of builders may come from. She said his confidence in young Indians was striking. In a room of executives talking about advanced sectors, that was the takeaway she chose to share.
Bhagwat is expected to continue his three-day engagement in New York as part of the outreach effort, with the conversations likely to keep circling the same question: how India’s youth, technology and global connections fit into the country’s next phase of growth.
