New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- A post by an Indian-origin professional has set off a wide-ranging discussion online after he described what it has been like to move back to India after spending 25 years in the United States.

Naresh, who recently returned with his wife as they approach retirement, wrote on X that several of their friends in the US are also weighing the idea of relocating to India for their later years. Many of them, he said, are financially comfortable and eager to reconnect with their roots - yet unsure about what day-to-day life in India would look like after decades abroad.

Although he noted that "there are so many positives" to settling in India, Naresh pointed out that one particular "deal breaker" consistently surfaces in c...