Like Britain, the United States of America may also have an Indian-origin president after the 2024 presidential election. The fresh faces of Indian descent for the election are Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy. This news has created a buzz across the globe as it reflects the popularity of Indians worldwide. According to the report, a community that makes up 1.3% of the US population two out of three candidates currently vying for the GOP presidential nomination are Indian-Americans.
However, for both candidates, the campaign seems very exhilarating and challenging. In recent years, there has been a huge increase in the number of Indian-Americans being appointed for the high-profile position. However, it cannot be analyzed that these Indian Americans can improve the bond between India and America after Russia-Ukraine War.
On the one hand, Vivek Ramaswamy, who represents the Republican Party and calls himself a financier and citizen. On the other hand, Nikki Haley, a Republican Presidential candidate was the former governor of South Carolina and the United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
Vivek Ramaswamy
Ramaswamy announced his bid for the presidential election after Nikki Haley. He considers himself a well-built candidate as he follows his own ideologies that can connect well with democracy. Vivek Ramaswamy is a bit concerned about China and specifies during an interview with the media that the rise of China is an external threat to the United States. He even mentioned that his movement is not only a political one but also a cultural one.
The 37-year-old was born in 1985 and his parents had migrated to the United States from Kerala. He belongs to a kind background and rose in Cincinnati Ohio. His father was an Electric Engineer and his mother was a geriatric psychiatrist. He graduated from Harvard College and attended high school at St. Xavier High School.
Ramaswamy's entrepreneurial journey began in 2007 when he co-founded Campus Venture Network. Also from 2010 until 2013, he worked for QVT Financial.
The Indian-American tech entrepreneur is also a founder of Roivant Science. He founded Strive Asset Management in 2022 and led the largest biotech IPOs in 2015 and 2016. He also had written three books, including Woke, Inc., Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam, and Nation of Victims. A report revealed, Ramaswamy’s net worth is $500 million and the number is escalating.
Nikki Haley
The 51-year-old powerful lady has already won the hearts of semi-democracies. Haley was the youngest governor of South Carolina and a former U.S. ambassador. When she was 39, she made history as the first woman and first Indian-American governor in 2011. Aftermath, she also earned the speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in 2012, and game the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address in 2016.
Harley was an accountant when she served as a public servant in 2004, defeating the longest-serving of the South Carolina House. She grew up hearing in small–town South Carolina, and had long relegated its influence to her personal arc.
Nikki Haley was born in 1972 and her full name is Nikki Randhawa. She was raised in Bamberg, South Carolina. She belongs to the Sikh family. Her parents immigrated from Punjab to Canada and the United States in 1960.
Vivek Ramaswamy's And Nikki Haley Are Tough Competitors
So far, during the campaign, none of the presidential candidates seems talking or discussing Russia- the Ukraine war. It seems both candidates are being very selective over the subject while making public appearances. However, the campaign is running in full flare. Subsequently, Vivek Ramaswamy’s has also launched his websites for the election campaign, and he is confident enough to break the mold. Subsequently, Haley was seen interacting with the public and coordinating with the media.
According to the media, Vivek Ramaswamy argued that American capitalism was an outlet for discriminated Indian citizens to seize better opportunities in America. This quote reflects somewhere that Vivek Ramaswamy does not serve as a politician but continues as a capitalist to achieve his democratic dream with citizens who have witnessed the division of labor such as racism or discrimination. In addition to talking about the current global landscape, Ramaswamy discusses the foreign policy needed to bring about changes. Somehow, these concerns of Ramaswamy caught the eye of diplomats, politicians, and leaders. Hence, the other big motive Ramaswamy's leading Nikki because he holds the power to create opportunities for the citizens like jobs, expanding business, boosting the economy, and many more.
Meanwhile, Nikki Haley recently revealed in a speech that her focus as president will be the same as when she was governor and ambassador. During a campaign, Haley chooses a sensitive subject abortion, and calls for consensus on the abortion issue. Haley raised these issues because many US states have passed near-total banned on abortion.
Interesting Facts
Kamala Harris and Ro Khanna is also Indian Origin minister who is presently ruling the country. Harris is the first woman vice president of the United States and the highest-ranking female official in US history and Khanna is also standing for the 2024 presidential race if President Biden decides not to run.
More than new candidates, former famous player Donald Trump expressed excitement about the 2024 presidential election when announcing his candidacy despite facing criminal charges.
Nikki Haley was a bit disappointed after Donald Trump’s presidential election announcement. She revealed in an interview with the media that the country would be a better place if talking about things that the American public cares about, rather than dealing with or thinking of taking revenge by some political people in New York. Reacting to the same, Vivek Ramaswamy uttered, “The country is skating on thin ice right now and we cannot afford to politicise the justice system or else we will reach our breaking point.”
It’s not only an election but an international public interest issue. The battleground of a presidential election is on fire because the whole world is taking interest in it and that is because if Indian Origin wins, then how will it work with other countries?
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