New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Zoho's co-founder and former chief executive officer Sridhar Vembu recently said that India's image has "transformed" in the past decade. He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this shift and said it is also why the leader remains very popular among Indians living abroad.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Vembu wrote that people who have lived in foreign countries "for a long period" can easily perceive this change.

His made these remarks while responding to a Journalist who had shared a news article on the platform, arguing that India needs to understand the "limits of performative diplomacy" and how such efforts do not necessarily translate into tangible gains.

He said, "Those of us who lived abroad for a...