The village of Thulasendrapuram - around 300 km from Tamil Nadu's capital city Chennai - is back in the spotlight. Four years ago, this village in the Tiruvarur district of the state - with apparently a population of just 350 people - celebrated as the descendants of one of the sons of the soil took oath as the deputy to the leader of the free world.

Cut to the present, and that descendant - incumbent US Vice-President Kamala Harris - has become one of the contestants for the top post.

Opposite her is businessman-turned-politician and former US president Donald Trump, who has used an ultra-conservative to try and skewer Harris, a late entrant in the race after current President Joe Biden dropped out.

Here are some things India could look forward to if Harris were to be elected the next US president.

The Indian-origin factor

India and its residents are hoping that Harris' ties to the country could lead to better relations with the US.

Harris' Indian heritage has already come under attack from Trump, but that racism might have helped some voters - especially from the Indian-American diaspora - determine whom to vote for.

Notably, Indian-Americans are also the highest-earning ethnicity in the US, according to official data from that country.

Also, the money they sent back to India formed the largest chunk of the $120 million - or 3.3 percent of the GDP - of the country's remittances in 2023, according to the World Bank.

The immigration factor

Another development that Indians could look forward to if Harris were to be elected is leaving Trump's plans on the subject in the rearview mirror.

Now, immigration - especially the illegal kind - has indeed been one of the biggest election issues for the Trump and Harris camps.

While Trump has brandished enforcement-heavy plans, at times backed by obscure laws, to address the problem, Harris has been more level-headed on the matter.

She has advocated for better enforcement to curb illegal immigration and expansion of the pathways for legal immigration.

If she is to stand by her word once elected president, it would indeed be good news for at least the 1 million Indians that, as of April this year, were awaiting US immigration visas.