India, Jan. 4 -- As we traverse into 2026, the Indian diaspora finds itself navigating a geopolitical landscape that has undergone tectonic shifts beneath its very feet. For the better part of half a century, the narrative of the "Global Indian" was one of seamless integration and technocratic utility-we were celebrated architects of the digital age, benign doctors in the National Health Service, hardworking shopkeepers dotting the retail malls. This perception of the "model minority"-affluent, law-abiding, politically unobtrusive-served as a shield; but recent events suggest this shield has not merely cracked, it has become a liability. We witness a synchronized global escalation in anti-Indian sentiment that transcends mere isolated xen...