INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Indian-American conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is tied for second place with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the
Republican presidential field, according to a report by The Hill.An Emerson College poll showed DeSantis and Ramaswamy tied at 10% each,
trailing former President Donald Trump, who leads with 56%
DeSantis kept his position in second place from previous polls, but he registered a big drop from the 21 percent he had in June.Ramaswamy
rose from just 2% then.DeSantis, Ramaswamy and several other GOP presidential candidates -- including former South Carolina Governor Nikki
Haley and Hirsh Vardhan Singh -- will have their clearest opportunity yet to stand out on a national stage at the first Republican primary
debate next week, especially with Trump seemingly planning to skip it.More than 80% of Republican primary voters said they plan to watch the
'complete disinterest' in holding the position of Vice President in the US administration, The Hill reported.He said he would turn down an
added.About RamaswamyRamaswamy was born on August 9, 1985, and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio
against former President Donald Trump in the primaries in January next year.He attended Harvard University for his undergrad and later got a
law degree from Yale University.Ramaswamy is the author of "Woke, Inc: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam" and has been dubbed
"the CEO of Anti-Woke Inc" by The New Yorker.A second-generation Indian American, Ramaswamy founded Roivant Sciences in 2014 and led the
largest biotech IPOs of 2015 and 2016, eventually culminating in successful clinical trials in multiple disease areas that led to
FDA-approved products, according to his bio.He has founded other successful healthcare and technology companies, and in 2022, he launched
Strive Asset Management, a new firm focused on restoring the voices of everyday citizens in the American economy by leading companies to
focus on excellence over politics.Ramaswamy is married to Apoorva Tewari Ramaswamy, an Assistant Professor at the Ohio State University
Wexner Medical CenterAnti-wokism and anti-warOver the past few weeks, Ramaswamy has given several interviews and offered his take on various
issues, including gun violence, racism, abortion and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.He stood out on his presidential candidature launch, when
Although he presents himself as an eloquent optimist, he seems to chant Trump's infamous anti-immigration policies
His candidature also rests heavily upon anti-war policies.He has also said that by 2025, he will station military personnel along the
US-Mexico border every half-mile to protect against illegal immigration.Ramaswamy is also anti-abortion and believes that gender dysphoria
I think he has unapologetically embraced free-market capitalism..
We know that from our experience here in the United States."On Russia-Ukraine conflictIn a move quite different from other US leaders,
Ramaswamy has advocated for ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict with Moscow keeping parts of Donbas region and Kyiv not joining NATO
Ukraine War on terms that require Putin to exit his military alliance with China
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