‘India Only Country That Rivals China’: US Under Secretary Hails New Delhi's Engineering Talent
‘India Only Country That Rivals China’: US Under Secretary Hails New Delhi's Engineering Talent Published By, Last Updated: June 30, 2026, 07:16 IST Helberg noted
‘India Only Country That Rivals China’: US Under Secretary Hails New Delhi's Engineering Talent Published By, Last Updated: June 30, 2026, 07:16 IST Helberg noted that the combination of India's booming population, vast engineering pool, and rapid economic growth makes it a prime market for creating cutting-edge services. Rapid Read US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Jacob Helberg. US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Jacob Helberg has said that India is the only country capable of rivaling China in terms of the depth of its engineering workforce and talent pool. Speaking at the IX USISPF Leadership Summit 2026, the top US official endorsed India’s technological prowess, saying that New Delhi is an “indispensable" partner in the global race for technology dominance. Helberg said that India’s vast pool of engineers, growing technology ecosystem and expanding economy make it a crucial partner for the United States in building the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep-tech innovation. “India obviously is the only country on earth that fundamentally rivals China with respect to the depth of its engineering workforce and talent pool," Helberg said as quoted by news agency ANI.
#WATCH | Washington DC | At the IX USISPF Leadership Summit 2026, US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth Jacob Helberg says, “… India obviously is the only country on earth that fundamentally rivals China with respect to the depth of its engineering workforce and… pic.twitter.com/7aQJeTgoJO— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2026 “It has a true nascent technology ecosystem and is making some pretty incredible contributions at the application layer, which we think is absolutely essential for technology diffusion," he added. Helberg noted that the combination of India’s booming population, vast engineering pool, and rapid economic growth makes it a prime market for creating cutting-edge services. “That is why we want to foster a ‘developer ecosystem’ with India–a shared developer ecosystem–and we recognise that this truly forms the foundation of our multifaceted collaboration with them." Emphasising closer collaboration, Helberg said Washington wants to foster a shared developer ecosystem with India, describing it as the foundation of the two countries’ expanding technology partnership. Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the summit, Helberg said India was “totally committed to the future" and that both countries were “completely in lockstep" on building a complementary AI developer ecosystem.
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