Silicon Valley investor Asha Jadeja explains her active involvement and financial backing of the Republican Party.
Assertion Supported
Indian businesses face 6,000 regulations that carry criminal penalties, per ORF study
“There is a study, Siddharth, that came out, which I want you and your viewers to read. It's called Jailed for Doing Business. It was done by ORF, Observer Research Foundation in Delhi. Look at the 6000 regulations that companies have to face, and some of them …”
Assertion Partly supported
Vinod Khosla offered half a million dollars to acquire early Google
“And I have a feeling that Vinod had made an offer to buy out this, you know, budding little search engine for half a million dollars or something, you know, and people were tempted at that time because nobody had the money in those days.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
US think tanks have only 5 India scholars compared to 500 Chinese
“In the think tank world, I've been looking for India scholars to support. There is a handful, three, four, five, while the Chinese would be 500.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jadeja: Indian Academia Lacks Professors in Policy, Political Economy, and Statecraft
“We have a lot of Indian professors studying engineering and computer science. Sure. Chemical engineering. Sure. Business. Sure. But we don't have people studying policy, political economy, Statecraft and security.”
Disclosure
Jadeja is among the first major Indian-American donors backing Trump and Vance
“I, I'm, I think I'm the first one, probably one of the first largest donors in the Republican Party. And I've been working pretty closely on supporting initiatives that, ah, you know, support things that are dear to JD Vance and, ah, you know, President Trump …”
Opinion
Jadeja: Silicon Valley shifted right under Biden to escape regulation
“After the Biden administration for some reason, I think the Silicon Valley as a whole started shifting to the right in terms of values, conservative values of saying less regulation, less big government, and more freedom for the tech sector to do what it needs…”