Zoho's Sridhar Vembu advocates for peace through strength: 'Weakness emboldens our enemies' 

Zoho co-founder and chief scientist Sridhar Vembu

Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu credited the strength and resolve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India being able to respond strongly to Pakistan's terrorist attacks. He also said that only by being strong and resolute can we ensure peace in the country.

"We must remember that it is the strength and resolve of our Prime Minister Modi-ji whose global standing enabled us to isolate Pakistan on the world stage and to respond strongly to terrorist attacks," he wrote on X. "We can only be at peace if we are strong and resolute. Weakness emboldens our enemies. Peace through strength. Jai Hind."

Vembu's remark was appreciated by social media users.

We must sir, jai hind https://t.co/JoyEpaFWl0
Nayak Satya (@NayakSatya_SG) May 7, 2025

"Only strength respects strength," commented X user Atal Agarwal(@atalovesyou). "We need a lot more Indian entrepreneurs and scientists coming together to develop strong defense technology for India." Another user Mohan Raj (@Mohanrajsiv) wrote, "Peace through strength works—but economic strength is what truly sustains it long-term."

"For peace, India has to be always prepared for war. A terrorist nation like Pakistan don't know any other language," commented (@AvoiceofBihar). Another X user quoted the first Chancellor of Germany, Otto von Bismarck: "You will be respected when you talk about peace only when you are powerful."

Another business leader who voiced his opinion on the India-Pakistan tension is RPG Group chairperson Harsh Goenka who highlighted the effect further escalations would have on the country's economy.

"Let’s be careful," Goenka wrote. "If Indo-Pak tensions escalate, brace for economic tremors: Rupee may wobble, foreign investors flee to safer shores, oil prices could spike, defence spending shoots up, infra takes a backseat, markets dive."

Taking to X, he urged others to be careful as war weakens economies, "even for the winner".

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