Arul Louis

Arul Louis

About Arul Louis

The author a New York-based journalist, is a non-resident Senior Fellow of the Society for Policy Studies

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Swami Vivekananda's life commemorated at event at UN

UNSRC President Peter Dawkins said that through the exhibition they want to highlight Vivekananda’s relevance to “the core values and purposes and mission of the United Nations”.

US-India ties: Trump has established track record on India ties, but Harris record is sparse

The Biden administration has taken a relatively low-key approach compared to Canada, but it will continue to be an irritant in India-US relations and could balloon in a Harris administration.

UN head welcomes India-China border agreement

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes “good neighbourly relations” between India and China will be strengthened following their agreement on border de-escalation, his Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Tuesday.“We certainly welcome any positive engagement between the nations of China and India, and we hope that process of…

Overwhelming Indian American, South Asian support for Kamala Harris, polls show

When only the Indian Americans in the AIA survey were asked who they trust to handle India-US relations, 59 per cent picked Harris and only 22 per cent Trump.

Modi is ‘total killer’ with nation’s adversaries; Vivek Ramaswamy will get a prominent position in his administration, says Trump

At a campaign rally later, Trump offered his one-time "nasty" rival Vivek Ramaswamy a position in his administration if elected, putting “him in charge of one of these big monsters” in government.

India’s call for urgent adoption of anti-terrorism treaty it proposed 30 years ago; will Pakistan change its stance?

“Terrorist groups have enormously increased their capabilities by acquiring new and cutting-edge technologies, including drones and unmanned aircraft systems with cameras”, she said. 

Is India playing a peacemaker’s role in the Ukraine war?

New Delhi, which has historically had close diplomatic and strategic ties with Moscow, is forging an independent path open to the West giving it room to be a conduit between the two countries for peace diplomacy.

UN chief warns that world is edging towards 'powder keg'; underlines urgent need for reform of global institutions

The Cold War had some rules, but today “we are in a purgatory of polarity” where the world has not reached a state of multi-polarity and “more and more countries are filling the spaces of geopolitical divides, doing whatever they want with no accountability”’

Indian hospitality chain Oyo acquiring North American budget hotel chain with 1,500 motels

There are 108,000 hotels and motels in the US, and, according to the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, Indian American entrepreneurs own about 60 per cent of the properties that line American highways. A large number of Motel 6 facilities are already run by Indian Americans.

US calls for text-based negotiations for UNSC reform; backs India, Japan and Germany for permanent seat

India and several countries have been pushing for the adoption of the negotiating text and the the US adding its weight gives it added impetus.