In just eight months, President Donald Trump’s second term has ignited a storm in America’s academic and tech circles. From freezing $2.2 billion in funding to Harvard to cracking down on international students and high-skilled visas, the fallout is reshaping the global brainpower map. Trump’s “America First” policy is triggering a reverse brain drain as top scientists, founders, and students flee to Europe, the U.K., and beyond. NDTV World’s Riddhima Kedia explains.