Mamdani represents a different era — one less interested in fitting in, and more in standing firm. Obama deflected when his middle name became a slur in the mouths of opponents. Mamdani pronounces his own name slowly until others get it right. Obama avoided being read through a Muslim lens. Mamdani says being Muslim, African-born, and South Asian is the story — not a liability.
Mamdani’s performance becomes even more striking when the kind of coalition he built in the world’s most multicultural and multilingual city is brought into consideration. Early analysis shows that apart from South Asian American voters, including Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Afghan, Sri Lankan and Nepalese, he also won over White, Black and Latino voters in excess of expectations. He did particularly well in the demographic below 45 years in age
With barely five days to go for New York’s mayoral election, it is remarkable that whether or not its Indian American candidate, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani, wins has become a sort of a litmus test for the Democratic Party
Trinidad and Tobago’s Republican Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and the right to worship. This freedom must never be surrendered to any authority or circumstance. The celebration of Diwali, deeply rooted in the history of East Indian indentured laborers who arrived 187 years ago from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, remains a testament to their enduring faith and contribution to our society.
In a development that would benefit thousands of expatriate South Asian workers, the UAE on Monday announced a new law for the regulation of labour relations, that seeks to offer more protection to employees from harassment and the unlawful seizure of documents
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to Malé, Maldives and Kathmandu, Nepal, the State Department announced
Pakistani Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai got married in a small ceremony in Birmingham to a senior official of Pakistan's cricket board
An Indian-origin scientist has been identified by Moderna as the primary contributor to its Covid-19 vaccine
Pakistanis are among the top nationalities seeking asylum in the European Union (EU), a report from the EU asylum support office said, adding increased targeted killings and attacks on minorities, forced conversions are among the reasons
The Texas-India vaccine diplomacy, a collaboration for shared global health between Indian pharmaceutical company Biological E and the Texas Children''s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, has led to the development of a cost-efficient vaccine against COVID-19 for USD 1.50 per dose, according to a top American scientist
In welcome news for Indian travellers and students, Australia Monday recognized India's Covaxin for the purpose of travel to the country as it eased curbs on international travel
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Pope Francis to India after a significant one-on-one meeting in the Vatican City on Saturday
The Indian American CEO of a pharmaceutical company has been killed in a robbery attempt at home in New Jersey, US allegedly by a man who followed him home from a casino after seeing him win big about $10,000, according to local media reports
Steadily expanding the scope of their strategic partnership to cover more and more areas of defense and security, India and the United States have announced that they will expand sharing information on terrorist threats and will consult on potential terror threats from Afghanistan where the Taliban has wrested control, according to the State Department
Indiaspora, a nonprofit organization of global Indian diaspora leaders, hosted a Diwali celebration with several community partners in the US Capitol Rayburn House Office Building in Washington DC to honor Indian Americans who have been elected, appointed, and nominated to public office, as well as staffers on Capitol Hill, for their contributions to government service
Two US Senators have urged President Joe Biden to waive Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions against India for buying military arms from Russia
Divali Nagar has now become the eternal flagship of Hinduism and Indian culture of various strains in the Caribbean
While asking Bangladesh authorities to protect Hindus, the New York-based international group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said law enforcement should act "with caution and restraint.”
South Asians make up 25 per cent of the world’s population but they contribute 50 per cent to global cardiovascular deaths
