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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Biden appoints Indian American Kiran Ahuja to top personnel management job

US President Joe Biden has appointed Kiran Ahuja, a civil rights lawyer and an advocate for Asians, to head the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

US to continue oil, gas exports to India despite climate-change prioritization

US to continue oil, gas exports to India despite climate-change prioritization 

South Asians mobilise for Neera Tanden as Biden stands firmly by her

While President Joe Biden doubled down on the nomination of Neera Tanden to a top cabinet post as it began unravelling, activists are mobilising for and against her

Biden's Indian-American cabinet nominee Neera Tanden runs into Senate opposition

President Joe Biden's Indian-American nominee for a cabinet post is at risk of not getting the Senate's approval after a Democratic Senator announced he would not vote for her

US immigration reform bill will cut green card wait for Indians, South Asians

Democrats introduced on Thursday a comprehensive immigration reform bill that wants to allow more permanent immigrant status or green cards for professional Indians, who have the longest wait for immigration to the United States

Quad to oppose China's 'forceful attempts' in Indo-Pacific

China figured in the Quad ministerial meeting with the four foreign ministers concurring that Beijing’s  “forceful attempts” to change situation on the seas in the region should be strongly opposed, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry

India denounces 'vaccine nationalism'; says world should prepare for future pandemics

India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar denounced "vaccine nationalism" on Wednesday and called for putting the world on guard against future pandemics

India is 'critical partner' of US in meeting Indo-Pacific challenge: Pentagon

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin considers India “a critical partner” for meeting the challenges in the Indo-Pacific region and gives priority to ties with it, according to Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby

Usha Rao-Monari appointed UN Under-Secretary-General

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed investment professional Usha Rao-Monari as an under-secretary-general and the associate administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP)

Indian-descent millennial announces run against Gutteres for top UN job

A 34-year-old Canadian woman of Indian descent has announced a challenge to the re-election of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres with an agenda of change, but without the support of any country