India, July 24 -- This spring, as I walked through America's iconic cities - New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Los Angeles - it wasn't the skylines or startup buzz that stood out. It was the anxiety. Conversations that once championed innovation and opportunity were now tinged with unease - about immigration crackdowns, student protests, tariffs, and the uncertain soul of American democracy.
Millennials and Gen Z voiced growing frustration over the suppression of student dissent and the erosion of academic freedom. Older generations debated economic nationalism and whether tariffs offered real solutions or political distraction.
The ideological fatigue was undeniable. Yet while these conversations echoed through affluent American space...