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For Indians, Donald Trump's America is a land of lost opportunity

Now, young Indians who have aspired to study, live and work in United States are looking elsewhere

For Indians, Donald Trump’s America is a land of lost opportunity
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Geeta Anand | NYT Mumbai
Generations of Indians have admired the United States for almost everything. But many are infuriated and unnerved by what they see as a wave of racist violence under President Trump, souring America’s allure.

The reaction is not just anger and anxiety. Now, young Indians who have aspired to study, live and work in the United States are looking elsewhere.

“We don’t know what might happen to us while walking on the street there,” said Kanika Arora, a 20-year-old student in Mumbai who is reconsidering her plan to study in the United States. “They might just think that we’re terrorists.”

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