More than 1,000 delegates from over 180 countries have come together for the six-day UNESCO meeting, which began on December 8.

Deepavali, the festival of lights celebrated across India and the diaspora, was on Wednesday inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)’s representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, as New Delhi hosts the ongoing session of the intergovernmental committee at the Red Fort.

Describing the festival, UNESCO said on its official website, “Deepavali, also known as Diwali, is a light festival celebrated annually by diverse individuals and communities across India, that marks the last harvest of the year and the start of a new year and new season. Based on the lunar calendar, it falls on the new moon in October or November and lasts several days. It is a joyous occasion that symbolises the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. During this time, people clean and decorate their homes and public spaces, light lamps and candles, set off fireworks, and offer prayers for prosperity and new beginnings”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the inscription as a moment of collective pride and said, “For us, Deepavali is very closely linked to our culture and ethos. It is the soul of our civilisation. It personifies illumination and righteousness. The addition of Deepavali to the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List will contribute to the festival’s global popularity even further.”

Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat welcomed the development as “a historic day for India”, saying the honour celebrates Deepavali’s universal message—“hope over despair, harmony over division, and light for all.”

Government officials said that the capital has curated performances, lighting rituals, and exhibitions on traditional arts associated with Deepavali for a grand celebration.

“December festivities will include illumination of key government buildings, decorative installations across public spaces, diya displays, and district-level cultural programmes on Deepavali. All government buildings will be decorated, diyas will be lit at the Red Fort, and Diwali markets will be set up across the city,” Delhi’s cultural minister Kapil Mishra said.

More than 1,000 delegates — including committee members, experts, accredited NGOs and practitioners — from over 180 countries have come together for UNESCO’s 20th Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee session from December 8 to December 13.

The UNESCO meeting was formally opened by external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, who described India’s cultural heritage — from rituals and languages to craftsmanship and music — as the most “democratic expression of culture,” owned collectively and passed down through generations.

Jaishankar urged participating nations to strengthen efforts to protect and transmit their cultural inheritances “in the shared pursuit of peace and prosperity.”

The inaugural ceremony saw participation from Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, UNESCO director-general Khaled El-Enany, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, and India’s delegate to UNESCO Vishal V. Sharma.

For the Deepavali nomination, the Sangeet Natak Akademi coordinated extensive consultations, gathering community inputs, written and audiovisual testimonials, and expert guidance from practitioners, scholars, writers and poets to reflect the festival’s pan-Indian character and its deep resonance among global Indian communities.

Intangible cultural heritage, as UNESCO defines it, includes the practices, knowledge, expressions, objects, and spaces that communities see as part of their cultural identity. Passed down over generations, this heritage evolves, strengthening cultural identity and appreciation of diversity.

India now has 15 elements on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list, ranging from yoga and Vedic chanting to the Kumbh Mela, Garba, Ramlila and Bengal’s Durga Puja. The country has also forwarded a nomination for Bihar’s Chhath Puja for the next evaluation cycle.

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The Navy said that the MoU will further boost Defence Research and Development (R&D) collaboration and drive technological innovation.

India and Brazil on Tuesday struck an understanding in the area of the Exchange of Information related to Maintenance of Scorpène-class Submarines and other Naval Vessels.

As per the Indian Navy, the landmark tripartite Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Indian Navy, Brazilian Navy, and Mazagon Dockyard Ltd during the ongoing visit of the CNS to Brazil.

The Indian Navy said, “The MoU will enhance life-cycle support, enable experience sharing in maintenance, logistics and training, and strengthen cooperation between government agencies and industry of both nations.”

The Navy added that the MoU will further boost Defence Research and Development (R&D) collaboration and drive technological innovation in sustaining Scorpène-class submarines and other naval platforms.

Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of Naval Staff, on Tuesday proceeded on an official visit to Brazil from December 9 to 12, 2025.

The visit, according to the Indian Navy, is aimed at consolidating the “robust and growing maritime partnership between the Indian Navy and the Brazilian Navy, an important pillar of the broader India–Brazil Strategic Partnership.”

Elaborating on the visit, the Navy said, “During the visit, the CNS will hold discussions with senior leadership of Brazil, including Defence Minister Jose Mucio; Admiral Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire, Chief of the Joint Staff of the Brazilian Armed Forces; and Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen, Commander of the Brazilian Navy.”

“These interactions will provide an opportunity to review ongoing bilateral maritime cooperation, enhance operational-level linkages, and explore new avenues for collaboration between the two navies.”

The visit includes engagements with operational commands, and visits to naval bases and shipyards of the Brazilian Navy.

Discussions will focus on shared maritime priorities, naval interoperability, capacity building, and collaboration within multilateral frameworks, including the broader South–South cooperation.

The visit by the Chief of the Naval Staff reaffirms the Indian Navy’s commitment to enhancing cooperation with the Brazilian Navy in maritime security, professional exchanges and capacity building, thereby contributing to stability in the global maritime commons.

India and Brazil have been working on strengthening defence ties. In October, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin in New Delhi. Brazil’s Defence Minister José Múcio Monteiro Filho was also present.

The leaders reviewed the progress of ongoing defence initiatives and identified priority areas for joint work, including co-development and co-production of defence equipment.

India and Brazil share a strategic partnership, and the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to advance defence cooperation with a focus on military-to-military exchanges, joint exercises and training visits.

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INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri and INS Sukanya had earlier rendered relief assistance and heli borne SAR support.

As part of the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu, which was launched to provide urgent Search and Rescue and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) support to Sri Lanka, Indian Navy has deployed four more ships INS Gharial, Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 54, LCU 51 and LCU 57 for supplying HADR stores to cyclone-affected regions of Sri Lanka.

INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri and INS Sukanya had earlier rendered relief assistance and heli borne SAR support.

The Indian Navy on Monday informed that the three LCUs (Landing Craft Utility) arrived at Colombo on Sunday morning and handed over critical relief material to the Sri Lankan authorities. INS Gharial is scheduled to arrive at Trincomalee on Monday to continue the humanitarian assistance mission.”

The LCUs are designed to land troops and heavy equipment direct to the beaches. “With a 1000 tons of supplies for providing succour, this deployment of ships underscores the strong people to people ties between India and Sri Lanka and Indian Navy’s commitment to providing timely humanitarian assistance to our IOR neighbours.”, Navy added.

As reported by The New Indian Express, the Indian Armed forces and the High Commission in Colombo had launched Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief actions forthwith, after devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah across the island nation.

The Indian Air Force was quick to respond, deploying one C-130 and one IL-76 from Hindon Air Base near Delhi on the night of November 28/29 to airlift 21 tonnes of relief material along with over 80 NDRF personnel and eight tonnes of rescue equipment. Essential rations and critical supplies were delivered to support affected communities.

The IAF reaffirmed the spirit of ‘neighbourhood first’, saying, “India stands firmly with Sri Lanka in this hour of need.”

Later the IAF had sent two more MI-17V5 helicopters, with 22 personnel and essential HADR supplies to support ongoing Search and Rescue (SAR) operations.

In the first go, responding quickly, relief supplies from INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri, including 4.5 tons of dry rations, 2 tons of fresh rations, and essential items, were handed over to the Sri Lankan authorities as assistance to the affected families.

INS Sukanya was sent subsequently from Visakhapatnam with additional relief material and is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka soon.

Indian High Commission officials in Colombo had also chipped in providing food, water and assistance amid severe flight disruptions.

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This was announced by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi while addressing the inaugural session of the Global Energy Leaders Summit 2025 in Puri.

India has recorded its highest ever non-fossil capacity addition of 31.25 gigawatts (GW), including 24.28 GW of solar energy, in the current fiscal, said Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Saturday.

Addressing the inaugural session of the three-day Global Energy Leaders Summit 2025 (GELS 2025) in Puri, Joshi also announced 1.5 lakh rooftop solar units for Odisha which would benefit over 7 lakh people in the state, particularly from the economically weaker sections. The units would be provided under the New Utility Led Aggregation Model under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana which is consumer owned.

“In the last 11 years, the country’s solar capacity has grown from 2.8 GW to around 130 GW, a rise of more than 4,500%. Between 2022 and 2024 alone, India contributed 46 GW to global solar additions, becoming the third-largest contributor,” Joshi said.

This ensured that India is a key driver of an explosive global surge in renewable energy. “After taking nearly 70 years to reach 1 Terawatt (TW) of renewable energy capacity in 2022, the world achieved 2 TW by 2024, adding the second terawatt in just two years,” the minister added.

India holds the world’s fifth-largest coal reserves and is the second-largest consumer of coal. “Even with this abundance, India is steadily balancing coal with renewable energy as the transition gathers pace. With global mechanisms now shaping industrial competitiveness, India’s shift towards renewable energy has become even more urgent and strategically important,” he added.

Odisha advances in renewable energy adoption

With over 3.1 GW of installed renewable capacity, clean energy now accounts for more than 34% of the state’s total installed power capacity. “Under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana, 1.6 lakh households have applied for rooftop solar installations. A total of 23,000 installations have been completed, and more than 19,200 families have received subsidies exceeding ₹147 crore directly into their bank accounts,” he said.

Joshi said the overall ecosystem created by PM Modi — ease of doing business, investor confidence, infrastructure, demand-driven schemes and strong Centre–state cooperation — has driven India’s renewable energy expansion.

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi stressed upon the need for uninterrupted power, particularly for rural and poorer masses. Citing Odisha’s high percentage of more than six percent of the state’s GDP allocated to capital expenditure, he said, “Odisha was investing in future generations and electricity was a top priority and critical infrastructure.”

An official release said the summit in Puri was the first step in building a vibrant Community of Practice that brings together policymakers, innovators and industry leaders to accelerate India’s clean energy transition. The focus of the summit is to shape the future of energy in the country. GELS 2025 will be the first pan-India initiative bringing together the Union, states, industry, researchers, institutions and global leaders, it added.

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In its congratulatory letter, WBR said that this milestone has set a benchmark in the country’s democratic system, reflecting rare continuity of leadership.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to get global recognition as World Book of Records (WBR), London has listed his name for being the only individual to be sworn-in as chief minister of any state in independent India for 10th time. WBR congratulated Nitish for taking the oath of office as chief minister of Bihar for a record 10th time.

In its congratulatory letter, WBR said that from 1947 to 2025, Nitish is the only individual to take the oath ten times. The milestone has set a benchmark in the country’s democratic system, reflecting rare continuity of leadership. “It signifies his commitment, visionary leadership and unwavering trust of people of Bihar. Leading a state for ten times is not a remarkable personal achievement but also a moment of honour for entire country,” WBR letter said.

The letter pointed out that Nitish’s consistent efforts in governance, development, social welfare and maintaining administrative stability has inspired millions of people across the country and will continue to motivate both present and future generations. As a mark of rare achievement, Nitish’s name has been included in the list of WBR. The organisation will provide an official certificate acknowledging his record-setting milestone.

On December 20, Nitish took the oath of office as CM along with 26 ministers.

Reacting to WBR’s initiative to list Nitish’s name in its global list, Janata Dal (United) MLC and spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said that it was a moment of pride not only for Bihar but for the entire nation. “This is recognition to Nitish’s relentless efforts and vision for Bihar’s development. It will inspire workers of JD(U) who have been the backbone of the party’s achievements,” Neeraj said, adding that Nitish became the longest serving CM of Bihar as well.

The list of other longest serving chief ministers includes Pawan Kumar Chamling (Sikkim), who served over 24 years, 5 months, and 14 days, followed by Naveen Patnaik (Odisha) with over 24 years and Gegong Apang (Arunachal Pradesh) for 22 years. Jyoti Basu (West Bengal) severed for 23 years. M Karunanidhi (Tamil Nadu) had the most terms and longest days across several stints. Lal Thanhawla (Mizoram) and Virbhandra Singh (Himachal Pradesh) served for nearly 22 and 21 years, respectively.

WBR, London is a leading international institution dedicated to identifying, certifying and documenting extraordinary world records and outstanding achievements. The organisation honours eminent personalities, institutions, and historically significant sites worldwide for their contributions, impact and cultural heritage value.

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The timing of the delivery aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrival in New Delhi for a two-day visit.

Russia’s state-run nuclear corporation, Rosatom, has delivered the first consignment of nuclear fuel for the initial loading of the third reactor at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.

The timing of the delivery aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrival in New Delhi for a two-day visit, signalling continued momentum in India–Russia civil nuclear cooperation.

The fuel assemblies, manufactured by the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant, were transported on a cargo flight operated by Rosatom’s Nuclear Fuel Division.

A cargo flight operated by the Nuclear Fuel Division of Rosatom delivered fuel assemblies manufactured by the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant,” the corporation said in a statement on Thursday.

This marks the first of seven planned flights that will bring the entire reactor core along with reserve fuel.

The shipments are covered under a 2024 contract that guarantees fuel supply for the third and fourth VVER-1000 reactors through their entire service life, beginning with the initial loading phase.

Once complete, the Kudankulam project will house six VVER-1000 reactors with a combined capacity of 6,000 MW.

The first two units were connected to the national grid in 2013 and 2016. The remaining four are currently under construction, forming India’s largest nuclear power complex.

Rosatom also noted the progress made during the operation of the first two reactors.

“During the operation of these two reactors in the first phase of the Kudankulam plant, Russian and Indian engineers have done considerable work to increase their efficiency through the introduction of advanced nuclear fuel and extended fuel cycles,” the corporation said.

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Joint venture aims to expand BPSL crude steel capacity to 10 MT by 2030 and strengthen JSW Steel’s balance sheet for future growth opportunities.

Japan’s JFE Steel will invest ₹15,750 crore to pick up a 50 per cent stake in the steel business of Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd, ushering in fresh foreign direct investment in the Indian steel sector.

BPSL is majority owned by Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel, which holds an 82.65 per cent stake in the Odisha-based steel maker, which has primary steelmaking capacity of 4.5 million tonne (mt).

JFE, which is the single largest non-promoter shareholder in JSW Steel with a 15 per cent stake, will invest in BPSL’s steel undertakings in two equal tranches.

JSW had acquired BPSL, which has a steel processing unit on Delhi Road near Calcutta, in 2021 for ₹19,700 crore from the insolvency court and turned around the loss-making unit. The Sajjan Jindal company then ramped up capacity to the present level, which now employs 25,000 people.

JSW Steel said the cash proceeds from the transaction would strengthen the balance sheet of the company and provide a clear runway for growth in a financially prudent manner across business cycles.

“The overall deleveraging which will take place post completion of the transaction is about ₹37,250 crore. The deal will accelerate our journey beyond 50 mt,” Jayant Acharya, joint managing director & CEO, told The Telegraph in a telephonic conversation.

According to the deal contours, JSW Steel will transfer BPSL’s steel business, including the iron ore mine, to an entity by a slump sale for ₹24,483 crore. JFE will then pick up a 50 per cent stake in that entity by investing ₹15,750 crore. Moreover, the debt of ₹4,900 crore will also be moved towards the JV entity.

The cash component will include consideration of the slump sale and half of JFE’s purchase value. The other half of ₹7,875 crore from JFE’s investment would take the combined cash inflow to ₹32,358 crore, which JSW Steel will get, Acharya said. The overall deleverage would also take into account the debt shift. JSW’s net debt stood at ₹79,153 crore at the end of September 30.

The promoter entity, which held 17.35 per cent of BPSL, will get JSW Steel shares following the transaction. Consequently, their holding in JSW Steel will go up by 1.4 per cent to 46.74 per cent. The Telegraph had reported on the potential transaction on November 11.

Growth frontier

With the balance sheet in a stronger place, the company said it would pursue growth opportunities in Vijaynagar, Paradip and Salav in a financially prudent manner and target reaching 50 MT by 2031.

Masayuki Hirose, president and CEO of JFE Steel Corporation, said that the relationship between JSW and the Japanese company is entering a new phase.

“Since we signed the strategic comprehensive alliance agreement with JSW in 2009, we have engaged in various collaborations, including capital participation; licensing of manufacturing technology for automotive steel and non-oriented electrical steel sheets; and a JV for the manufacturing of grain-oriented electrical steel sheet,” he recalled.

JFE said the JV plans to expand crude steel production at BPSL to 10 MT by 2030 and it already has the land to do so. There is also a potential to take the capacity to 15 MT in future to make it one of the largest integrated steel facilities in India. JSW said it would remain invested in the JV with JFE and participate in BPSL growth story going forward.

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The report states that India, alongside Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Bangladesh and Ethiopia, will account for ‘more than half’ of all new urban dwellers worldwide.

India stands at the epicentre of what the United Nations calls an ineluctable and historically unprecedented demographic movement as cities emerge as the primary target for habitat for majority of the population. According to World Urbanization Prospects 2025: Summary of Results, published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (UN DESA) in 2025, India will be the pre-eminent contributor to global urban population growth between 2025 and 2050.

The report states that India, alongside Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Bangladesh and Ethiopia, will account for ‘more than half’ of all new urban dwellers worldwide, adding more than 50 crore people to city regions. India alone will contribute well over 20 crore new urban residents during this period, a scale the report describes as preternatural in pace and consequence.

Urbanisation in India is proceeding at an inexorable rate. In 2025, roughly 36 percent of India’s population is estimated to be living in cities, and UN DESA projects that this proportion will approach 50 per cent by 2050, altering the quotidian social and economic landscape. The report highlights that India’s urban transition is not driven solely by megacities but by the ramified growth of small and medium-sized cities. More than 70 per cent of India’s urban residents live in settlements with fewer than 1 million inhabitants, and many of the most rapidly expanding centres have populations below 250,000.

The report notes that about 17 percent of the world’s shrinking cities between 2015 and 2025 are located in India, a statistic that underscores the uneven geography of opportunity and the fraught nature of climate-exposed and stagnant regional economies.

India has one megacity—Delhi—that ranks among the world’s largest and continues to expand despite granitic resource constraints. Delhi, home to more than 3.3 crore people in 2025, is projected to grow steadily, while Mumbai, with approximately 2.2 crore inhabitants, remains a high-density metropolis struggling to provide adequate housing and mobility. The report presents that the locus of future growth will lie in the proliferating network of smaller cities, many of which are dilatory in infrastructure development and struggling by shortfalls in transport, sanitation and planning capacity. It cautions that unless investment accelerates, these cities risk being overwhelmed by demand they are structurally unprepared to meet.

Land pressure is reaching a portentous threshold. Built-up land in India has expanded  rapidly. Large tracts of agricultural land have been subsumed into urban development, exacerbating risks to food security and ecological sustainability. The report warns that as India races towards becoming an urban-majority country, land-use stewardship will decide whether growth is equitable and resilient or degenerates into a squalid contest over shrinking resources.

Across South Asia, urbanisation is reshaping demographic and economic trajectories. The region is now the world’s most populous, and its cities are expanding at dizzying speed. Dhaka, with nearly 3.7 crore residents in 2025, is the world’s second-largest city and is on course to become the world’s largest by mid-century. Karachi continues its upward climb, while Kathmandu, Colombo, Chattogram and Thimphu are among smaller cities growing at rates above 3 per cent per year. The report records that one third of the world’s fastest-growing cities are situated in sub-Saharan Africa and one quarter in Central and Southern Asia, making South Asia a definitive locus of global change.

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When asked if Ms. Zilis had spent any time in India, Mr. Musk said she was given up for adoption when she was a baby and grew up in Canada.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his partner Shivon Zilis is “half-Indian” and one of their children’s middle name is ‘Sekhar’ after the Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.

“One of my sons with her is, his middle name is Sekhar, after Chandrasekhar,” Mr. Musk said in an interview with investor and entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath on his show ‘People by WTF’.

S Chandrasekhar was a renowned Indian-American astrophysicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983 “for his theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars”.

When asked if Ms. Zilis had spent any time in India, Mr. Musk said she was given up for adoption when she was a baby and grew up in Canada. “I think her father was like an exchange student at the university, or something like that. I’m not sure of the exact details, but, just kind of thing where I don’t know… she was given up for adoption,” he said.

Mr. Musk has four children with Ms. Zilis – twins Strider and Azure, a daughter Arcadia and son Seldon Lycurgus. Ms. Zilis is a director of operations and special projects at one of Mr. Musk’s companies Neuralink.

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The comments came during an interview with investor-entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath on his podcast ‘People by WTF’, released on Sunday.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said the United States has been an “immense beneficiary” of Indian talent and voiced strong support for the H-1B visa programme, warning that shutting it down would “actually be very bad” for the country.

Musk made the remarks during a conversation with investor-entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath on his podcast ‘People by WTF’, released on Sunday.

“Yes, I think America has benefited immensely from talented Indians who have come to America… America has been an immense beneficiary of talent from India,” Musk said.

Addressing the H-1B visa system, the Tesla CEO acknowledged instances of misuse but emphasised that the programme should continue.

“It would be accurate to say that… some of the outsourcing companies have gamed the system on the H-1B front. And we need to stop the gaming of the system.

“But I’m certainly not in the school of thought that we should shut down the H-1B programme. That’s where some on the right are. I think they don’t realise that that would actually be very bad,” Musk said.

His comments come amid a major US crackdown on alleged H-1B visa abuse, a programme heavily used by American tech companies to hire foreign professionals. Indian workers, especially in technology and healthcare, account for one of the largest segments of H-1B holders.

In September, US President Donald Trump issued a Proclamation titled ‘Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers’ as part of an effort to reform the H-1B system. The Proclamation introduced a one-time USD 100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, a measure expected to significantly affect Indian applicants.

Asked whether the US “seems to have become anti-immigration to a certain extent”, Musk said opinions differ sharply.

He argued that under the Joe Biden administration, “it was basically a total free-for-all, with like no border controls, which, you know, unless you’ve got border controls, you’re not a country”.

Musk claimed there was “massive” illegal immigration under Biden, creating a negative selection effect.

“If there’s a massive financial incentive to come to the US illegally and get all these government benefits, then you necessarily create a diffusion gradient for people to come to the US just as an incentive structure. I think that obviously made no sense,” he said, reiterating the need for strong border controls.

According to Musk, the political left favours open borders regardless of circumstances or “if the person coming in is a criminal”, while the right believes American jobs are being taken by high-skilled foreign workers.

“I don’t know how real that is. My direct observation is that there’s always a scarcity of talented people. So from my standpoint, I’m like, we have a lot of difficulty finding enough talented people to get these difficult tasks done, and so more talented people would be good,” he said.

He added that some companies treat the issue as a cost concern, hiring workers from abroad “for a fraction of the cost of an American citizen”.

However, Musk said his companies prioritise talent above all else.

“We pay way above average, so… that’s not my experience, but that’s what a lot of people do complain about,” he said.

When asked for advice to young Indian entrepreneurs, Musk said he admired “anyone who wants to build”.

“Aim to make more than you take, be a net contributor to society… If you want to create something valuable… pursue providing useful products and services… then money will come as a natural consequence,” he said.

“Are you a value creator? That’s what really matters,” Musk added.

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