Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) 35% of the technical staff of Boeing is estimated to be of Indian Origin
(B) Approx. 300,000 Americans work in Silicon Valley
(C) Around 15% of all high-tech start-ups are by Indian-Americans
(D) Empires decline because they decay from outside

Choose the correct statements from the given options:

(A) and (C) Only

The correct answer is option (1) - (A) and (C) Only

Statements A and C are only correct:

(A) 35% of the technical staff of Boeing is estimated to be of Indian Origin
(C) Around 15% of all high-tech start-ups are by Indian-Americans

History tells us that empires decline because they decay from within (Correct version of statement D). Similarly, the biggest constraints to American hegemony lie within the heart of hegemony itself.

Indo-US relations:

We mustn't lose sight of the fact that two new factors have emerged in Indo-US relations in recent years. These factors relate to the technological dimension and the role of the Indian-American diaspora.

Indeed, these two factors are interrelated. Consider the following facts:

* The US absorbs about 65 per cent of India’s total exports in the software sector.
* 35 per cent of the technical staff of Boeing is estimated to be of Indian origin. (Statement A)
* 300,000 Indians work in Silicon Valley. (Correct version of Statement B)
* 15 percent of all high-tech start-ups are by Indian Americans. (Statement C)
Like all other countries, India too has to decide exactly what type of relationship it wants with the US in this phase of global hegemony. The choices are not exactly easy.