>>280260859
Gundam tends to be fairly international in scope, so it's not unusual you'd have Indians popping up every so often. However, as pointed out in >>280252344, Gundam came out around the time inserting Indians into stories to add a certain air of spirituality to a story wasn't uncommon. And, even more specifically, it's something Tomino is fond of doing, though it usually intersects with point one, that his stories often have an international scope.