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www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know News India Times (October 4, 2025 - October 10, 2025) October 10, 2025 8 US Affairs Study Shows Indian Americans Have Invested $3 Billion In American Universities Kash Patel Ends FBI Partnership With The Anti-Defamation League F rom students to benefactors, Indian Americans have invested some $3 billion in American universities, according to a new study done by the San Francisco-based non-profit organization Indiaspora. “From landmark donations to local colleges, a tradition of giving is unlock- ing innovation, strengthening research, and expanding access nationwide,” the organization said in a press release October 2, 2025. Over the years, Indiaspora has looked at the impact of Indian Americans in the United States, most recently highlighted in the 2024 Impact Report produced in collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group. Building on that work, Indiaspora has taken a closer look at the role Indian American philanthropy plays in strength- ening higher education across the United States. “New research conducted by Indias- pora, reveals a powerful pattern: Indian Americans, many of whom credit their un- dergraduate and graduate experiences at U.S. universities as the foundation of their professional success, are giving back in transformative ways,” the study showed. • Notable findings of the report in- clude: • 78% of Indian Americans hold a bachelor’s degree or higher—far ex- ceeding the national average. • Approximately 270,000 Indian students are currently enrolled in American universities. • Indian students contribute nearly $10 billion annually to the U.S. economy, supporting an estimated 93,000 American jobs. “By investing in universities, Indian American donors who value education are “putting their money where their mouth is. They are also demonstrating a larger commitment to America, sup- porting Americans of all races, ethnicities and backgrounds to thrive,” Founder & Chairman of Indiaspora MR Rangaswami, is quoted saying in the press release. Since 2008, Indian Americans have donated more than $3 billion to U.S. universities, “creating a powerful “flywheel effect” that strengthens the U.S. educa- tional ecosystem while reinforcing profes- sional and cultural ties between India and America,” Indiaspora said. “Through philanthropic donations to US-based educational institutions, Indian Americans are not only transforming lives today—they are building a meaningful legacy in and for this country and the world: one that multiplies across genera- tions and ensures that American universi- ties will continue to shape future leaders, foster innovation, and advance knowledge for the benefit of all,” said Executive Di- rector of Indiaspora Sanjeev Joshipura. Beyond the major universities, Indian Americans are quietly supporting com- munity colleges, state schools, and city universities, demonstrating a deep com- mitment to broadening access to educa- tion nationwide, the study shows. It also revealed that the vast major- ity of publicly known donations have gone towards Medical & Health Sciences, Engineering and Business Education. In addition to professional fields, $140 million has been directed toward cultural programming. This includes a substantial donation by Sumir Chadha to Princ- eton University, which established the Chadha Center for Global India. Endowments display a commitment to Indian culture and heritage with mon- ies going for South Asian, Hindu, and Indian studies. The level of support indicates the Indian American community’s “deep belief in the power of education to inspire innovation and uplift communi- ties” according to Indiaspora. Major donors across the Midwest and South include Monte Ahuja, who has championed Ohio universities, and Satish &Yasmin Gupta, who have ben- efited institutions throughout Texas. Dr. Kiran and Pallavi Patel are leading philan- thropists in Florida, in the field of medical education. In the Northeast, Chandrika and Ran- jan Tandon’s historic $100 million dona- tion to NewYork University’s School of En- gineering represents a milestone in higher education philanthropy. Indian American entrepreneur and philanthropist Desh Deshpande established an early bench- mark in 2002 with his $20 million gift to MIT, creating the Center for Technological Innovation. More recently, Indra Nooyi’s landmark $50 million contribution to the Yale School of Management stands as one of the largest business school donations in history. Indiaspora members have made sub- stantial contributions as well, the orga- nization said, naming Deepak Raj, Niraj Shah, Raj Gupta, and Venky Harinarayan. F BI Director Kash Patel saidWednes- day he had cut the FBI’s ties with the Anti-Defamation League, a leading Jewish civil rights group that has partnered with law enforcement agencies for decades to educate authori- ties on extremism and antisemitism. TheWashington Post couldn’t immedi- ately verify what had motivated the move. But Patel’s decision comes as the ADL has been the target of conservative ire in recent days. Patel said the ADL had served as a “political front” and spied on Americans. Patel also denounced the FBI’s previous involvement with the ADL, which was supported by former FBI director James B. Comey. “James B. Comey wrote ‘love letters’ to the ADL and embedded FBI agents with them – a group that ran disgraceful ops spying on Americans. That era is OVER,” Patel wrote on social media, apparently referring to Comey’s 2014 speech that praised the ADL for its work against hate groups and extremism. Comey said in the speech that the ADL’s work on “anti-Semitism to voting rights and immigration issues … from gender and LGBT equality to anti-Muslim preju- dice,” was laudable. “If this sounds a bit like a love letter to the ADL, it is,” Comey also said. The FBI has worked with the ADL on civil rights and hate crime training for state and local law enforcement agencies. Some training courses conducted with the ADL, such as the Law Enforcement and Society workshop, which “examine[s] the history of the Holocaust, the role of police under the Nazis, and the implications of the Holocaust for law enforcement today,” were mandatory for new agents. The FBI also created a hate crimes manual with the ADL, according to Comey’s 2014 remarks. The FBI could not be reached for com- ment lateWednesday. Patel’s announcement comes in the wake of heightened conservative criticism of the ADL and Comey, a political foe of President Donald Trump. Comey was in- dicted last week on allegations that he lied to Congress. The indictment was delivered over the objections of career prosecu- tors who insisted there was insufficient evidence. The ADL has been targeted by conser- vatives online after the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The ADL had listed Kirk’s youth group Turn- ing Point USA on its now-closed glossary of extremism. In it, the ADL described TPUSA as a right-wing student organiza- tion that provided a “platform for extrem- ists and far-right conspiracy theorists.” The ADL’s “Glossary of Extremism,” which contained more than 1,000 entries, was abruptly shut down this week. The ADL said that it had noticed that “an in- creasing number of entries in the Glossary were outdated,” and that some entries were being “intentionally misrepresented and misused.” Elon Musk, one of the most prominent figures to target the ADL in the wake of Kirk’s murder, said on social media that the “FBI was taking their ‘hate group’ definitions from ADL, which is why FBI was investigating Charlie Kirk & Turning Point, instead of his murderers.” Musk later said the ADL “absolutely needs a major overhaul.” The ADL could not be reached for com- ment. But the group said in a statement that it had seen Patel’s announcement and that it had “deep respect for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and law enforce- ment officers at all levels across the country who work tirelessly every single day to protect all Americans regardless of their ancestry, religion, ethnicity, faith, political affiliation or any other point of difference.” -TheWashington Post By a StaffWriter By Andrew Jeong PHOTO:Marvin Joseph/TheWashington Post FBI Director Kash Patel answers questions during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing in Washington, Sept. 16. PHOTOS:PROVIDED BY INDIASPORA Desh Deshpande Chandrika Tandon Sumir Chadha Monte Ahuja