‘Only India can rival China on engineering workforce, talent pool’: Top US official

NEW DELHI, Jun 30: India is the only country on earth that fundamentally rivals China with respect to the depth of its engineering workforce and talent pool, US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jacob Helberg said on Monday, heaping praise on India's technological prowess.

He called India an "indispensable" partner in tech dominance and also noted how the country was progressing in the technology sector.

"India is especially interesting because it's not only a country with whom we have a deep values alignment, but India obviously is the only country on Earth that fundamentally rivals China, with respect to the depth of its engineering workforce and talent pool," he said at the IX USISPF Leadership Summit 2026.�" HT