A Russian invasion of Ukraine would also have implications for India and Washington has been in touch with New Delhi at different levels on the tense situation on their border, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price
In Search of Dharma in the Indian Diaspora
We have become an aggressive and divisive society which is becoming intolerant of others' ideas and points of view. For a pluralistic society like India, all the people who live there are important and we need to work together to take the country forward and to great heights. Unless we change our present thinking, we have the danger of becoming an extremist state
Beyond the Remittance: How Bangladesh's Overseas Workers Are Reshaping Post-Uprising Politics
For decades, Bangladeshi governments referred to their overseas workers as remittance warriors—a formulation that was generous in one respect and quietly limiting in another. It honored their economic contribution while bracketing their political identity. The July Uprising may have ended that bracketing for good. What is now taking shape, imperfectly and without clear resolution, is a constituency that earns its living abroad but has not surrendered its stake in what Bangladesh becomes.
US Immigration Policy Change Could Adversely Affect Indians, South Asians Seeking Employment-Based Green Cards
The policy could have particularly significant consequences for employment-based Green Card applicants, many of whom have traditionally relied on adjustment of status (AOS) while continuing to live and work legally in the U.S. There is a large number of Indian immigrants who stand to face significant disruption and delay because of this policy shift.
Stricter H-1B visa rules, OPT Termination Will Make US Less Attractive for Indian and South Asian Students
It is not just Indian professionals, but this bill could result in a further drop in Indian students - the largest foreign student cohort in the US - showing interest in higher studies in the US. It is not just the H-1B visa by itself, but the proposal for ending the OPT which prospective students would be paying attention to. OPT helps students in drawing employment, gaining experience and potentially transferring to H-1B Visa status. In 2024-2025, over 140,000 Indian students were participating in the OPT program.
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A tweet in Malayalam by Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, soon after his meeting with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Dubai has reaffirmed the close ties between southern Indian state and the Gulf emirate
Pakistan a 'strategic partner' of US; partnership 'wrong term' for China's ties with Pakistan, says US official
Pakistan is a "strategic partner" of the United States while 'partnerships' may be a “wrong term” to describe China's relationship with Pakistan, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price
'Indian diaspora playing a very important role in furthering Indo-US ties'
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Seven Indians to be deported after busting of human smuggling racket near Canada-US border
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Ukraine fallout: US says India's S-400 missile defence deal highlights Russia's 'destabilising role' in region
The Ukraine crisis is having a bearing on India's strategic ties with the United States - that has so far refrained from sanctioning India on this - saying that Russia selling S-400 missile defense system to India "shines a spotlight on the destabilising role" that Moscow is playing in the region and potentially beyond as well
US stresses on shared responsibility in upholding human rights, democratic values as it greets India on Republic Day
The partnership between India and the United States is rooted in their shared responsibility to uphold democratic values, the White House said on Tuesday as it greeted the people of India on the occasion of the country’s 73rd Republic Day
US Supreme Court to consider challenge to university 'reservations' affecting Indian Americans
The US Supreme Court has decided to consider a challenge to the affirmative action programmes at its universities reopening an issue that adversely affects Indian American students
Indian American cop hailed as "Super Rookie" for neutralising killer gunman in New York
An Indian American police officer, on the job for just over six months, is being hailed a hero for rushing to neutralise a gunman who shot a police officer and wounded another in a hail of gunfire in New York's Manhattan
Four Indians, including infant, found frozen to death at Canada-US border
The festering migrant crisis on America's borders came home to India when a family of four Indian nationals, including an infant, were found frozen to death along the US-Canada border in what authorities believe was a failed crossing attempt during a blizzard
Kamala Harris will be running mate in 2024, assures Biden, scotching speculations about her
Responding to swirling - and often motivated - rumours and media speculation about her political future, US President Joe Biden declared categorically that Kamala Harris will be his running mate on the eve of their completing the first year in office
Who is Aafia Siddiqui, Pakistan-born al-Qaeda operative, the Texas hostage taker wanted to free?
Malik Faisal Akram, 44-year-old Pakistani Briton who took four people hostage in a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, wanted to free al-Qaeda-linked Pakistani-American neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui, a celebrity Muslim woman among the jihadi circle
UK Sikhs push back against anti-India separatist forces
The Sikh community in the United Kingdom has started to push back against anti-India campaign, which is led by the Khalistani separatists
Pakistan’s former chief justice addresses conference in Israel, recalls his confrontational days during Musharraf era
Pakistan’s former Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani on Thursday addressed a conference in at Israel’s Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he recalled his confrontational days of the judiciary with former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf
US envoy nominees for India, Pakistan cleared by key Senate committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved the nomination of Eric Garcetti to be the US ambassador to India and Donald Armin Blome to be the US envoy to Pakistan, positions that have been vacant for quite some time
