Sridhar Vembu Urges US-Based Indian Techies to Return Home

9 Oct 2026, 12:26 pm · 2h ago · 1 min read · OfficeChaiNew

Zoho founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu has appealed to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) working in the United States to return home and help build India's technology ecosystem. His remarks followed reports regarding pauses and tighter scrutiny on US green card processing for Indian IT companies. Vembu emphasized that India's domestic tech economy now provides immense opportunities for skilled professionals and software engineers. He noted that returning talent could lead transformative innovation locally instead of facing persistent visa uncertainties abroad, reigniting national debates around accelerating reverse brain drain to power Indian startups.