Pro-Khalistan supotters protest(Photo: Twitter)

Canada's policy of giving a free run to South Asian separatists might boomerang on it

When the LTTE waged ethnic war in Sri Lanka with a base on Canadian soil, Sri Lanka could do nothing about it, as it was a small country facing a tough local challenge. But such would not be the case with India, a large country with considerable muscle power to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty.

US disinclined to jeopardize India ties over alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist

It is obvious that the U.S. sees India as perhaps its most important strategic relationship not just in Asia but even globally in the context of an increasingly assertive China.

Nikki Haley: The doughy Indian American who is taking on Trump

Will American women respond to Nikki, count her as one of them, and make her the President of the USA, now or in 2028? 

'Global Indians' in the 21st century: Why Desis are the most prepared diaspora for the mad new world order

Given that Indian settlers are generally law-abiding citizens with a high focus on education and are positive contributors to the local economy they are considered a model minority group. India’s rising economic stature and the government of India’s regular engagement with the diaspora have raised the diaspora’s stock within the host nation.

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US senators urge Biden to waive sanctions against New Delhi for buying Russian S-400 missile systems; point to declining purchases from Moscow

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Trinidad’s annual Divali Nagar will be a showcase of Indo-Trinidadian culture

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Human Rights Watch asks for protection of Bangladesh Hindus, cautions India on retaliatory violence

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.”

Dramatic rise in heart diseases among South Asians in US: AAPI seeks to create awareness

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Indian, jailed in Australia for attacking Sikhs, deported

An Indian man has been deported from Australia after he served a jail sentence on charges of attacking Sikhs, the country's immigration and citizenship minister tweeted

India is a crucial global leader in the fight against COVID-19: US Deputy Secretary of State

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Friday underscored the importance of India's role as a global Covid vaccine producer and applauded New Delhi's announcement to resume vaccine exports

India commended by IMF for 'swift, substantial' response to pandemic; introducing 'structural reforms'

The Washington-based International Monetary Fund has commended Indian authorities' “swift and substantial” response to the COVID-19 pandemic and noted that there is the possibility of “a faster than expected recovery."

Voting rights for Indians abroad fraught with practical challenges, says minister at US event

India wants every Indian citizen abroad to have a right to vote in Indian elections, but the implementation of this decision is fraught with many practical challenges,  India's Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said at an  Interactive session with non-resident Indians and the Indian American diaspora at the Hampton Hotel and Suites in Stamford, Connecticut

India, US to reinvigorate action against financial crimes, seek stricter FATF implementation against terror finance

The meeting of the financial chiefs was the latest in a series of consultations by leaders of the two countries before and after last month's summit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden as New Delhi and Washington draw closer

Indian-origin cardiologist killed in California plane crash

A small plane owned by a prominent Indian-origin cardiologist has crashed in the US state of California, killing two persons, including the physician, and causing a major fire that engulfed nearby homes and left a swath of destruction, according to local media reports

Bangladeshi American convicted on charges of trying to aid Taliban in 2019

Bangladeshi American Delowar Mohammed Hossain, who was stopped by US law enforcement as he was about to fly out to join the Taliban, has been convicted on charges of trying to help the terrorist organisation that now controls Afghanistan

Bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi now in Mississippi town

The front lawn of the Coahoma County courthouse in Clarksdale, Mississippi state will serve as the location and home of a large bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi, the man who led India to its independence 75 years ago, and whose teachings have influenced many world leaders and intellectual thinkers, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein, Congressman John Lewis, Steve Jobs, and several others

Sri Lankan American woman recalls how she lived her American Dream in New York City

A 43-year old Sri Lankan American, whose family fled the civil war in Sri Lanka when she was just four and who lived undocumented for over a decade in Los Angeles, is set to step down at the end of her tenure yearend as the first woman of color and immigrant to become New York City's Commissioner for International Affairs

No quarantine for fully vaccinated Indians travelling to UK from Monday: India-UK diplomatic row ends

Indians who are fully vaccinated with Covishield or any other UK-approved vaccine will not be quarantined when they arrive in Britain from October 11, the High Commissioner to India, ending a row over what was perceived as unfair imposition of COVId-19 quarantine rules

17,000 Indian students likely to return to Australia soon

India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday held a virtual meeting with Australian counterpart Alan Tudge and discussed the issue of 17,000 Indian students who want to return to Australia for education