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"If talented engineers can't go to the U.S., they will stay in India.
"This issue of visas has always come up in the U.S. every few years, especially during election season," he said. "It's actually accelerated the development work [in India], because ... people are investing more to do the work here."
Nilekani cited his own projects for the Indian government as an example.
The Bangalore-born entrepreneur left Infosys in 2009 to run India's massive social security program, which is known as Aadhaar. As a result of the initiative, the vast majority of India's 1.3 billion citizens now have a biometric ID number that allows them to receive government services, execute bank transactions and even make biometric payments.
"It was built by extremely talented and committed Indians," Nilekani said. "Many of them had global experience, but they brought that talent and experience to solve India's problems."
Nilekani said the country's massive youth population is increasingly choosing to stay home and pitch in.
"It's India first," he said. "
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