India, Oct. 25 -- Zoho co-founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu has called on the Indian diaspora to consider returning to India, saying the country now needs its brightest minds to help build a strong future. Reacting to new data on the fiscal contributions of immigrants in Western economies, Vembu said that while Indian talent has powered growth abroad, it is time for some of that expertise to return home.

His remarks came in response to new research shared by economist Daniel Di Martino, which shows that Indian immigrants and their descendants contribute an average of $1.7 million to the US federal budget over 30 years - the highest among all immigrant communities. Acknowledging the statistic, Vembu wrote on X, "Indian immigrants make the hig...