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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Indian American heads US telemedicine push

Seema Verma, a top Indian American official, is leading a major US push for a path-breaking telemedicine initiative using laptops and phones and apps like Skype to ease the burden of growing coronavirus cases and the threat of infections

For Trump facing re-election India was the 51st US state!

If the adulation of Trump and the rally made it seem like India was the 51st state in Trump's re-election campaign, it may be because Modi bets on the re-election of a tough, right-wing hardliner with whom he shares some characteristics, writes Arul Louis for South Asia Monitor

Guterres invokes 'spirit of Gandhi' to seek community reconciliation in Delhi

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday invoked the “spirit of Gandhi” to ask for community reconciliation in Delhi that has been wracked by communal violence, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric

Going to do lot of business with 'incredible' India: Trump

Calling relations with “incredible” India “extraordinary,” US President Donald Trump has said that the US was going to do a lot of business with it

Trump will be seventh US president to visit India

When Donald Trump is greeted with a crescendo of“Namastes” when he lands in Ahmedabad he will be the seventh US president to visit India while in office

US wants a strong India in Indo-Pacific region

“The US wants an India that is strong, with a capable military that supports peace, stability, and a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region,” a senior US official previewing President Donald Trump's visit to India has said

India-US trade pact off, but 'significant commercial deals' likely

While the long-awaited trade agreement appears to be off the table during President Donald Trump's visit to India, “significant commercial” deals are in the offing, according to a senior administration official

Trump to meet Indian investors in US

Amid the pomp and ceremony of an official visit next week, US President Donald Trump will take time to meet with Indian companies investing in manufacturing in the US, which will showcase India's contribution to his grand plan of revitalising his country's industrial base, a core of element in his election platform

Trump visit may be high on optics, low on substance

The visit will be high on optics and low on substance as both Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seek relief from domestic pressures and revalidation before their citizens, writes Arul Louis for South Asia Monitor

Trump to Modi: 'You have 1.5 billion people; I have 350 million. You have an advantage (on Facebook)!'

US President Donald Trump, who is tangling with India trade, now thinks Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an unfair advantage over him on Facebook because of his country's huge population