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Can the UAE be an alternative education destination for Indian students?

UAE possesses specific advantages from an academic standpoint. It hosts branch campuses of several dozen top universities: New York University, for example, has its Abu Dhabi campus as a full-service liberal-arts university. France's Sorbonne University has a branch in Abu Dhabi. Britain's Heriot-Watt, University of Birmingham, Middlesex, and other Western universities have similarly invested heavily in UAE campuses.

A South Asia arts focused success story in Seattle: Challenging misconceptions and stereotypes about South Asia

Barely twenty years later, in 2023, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially accepted Tasveeri as an Oscar-qualifying film festival. It is so far the only South Asian film festival to be officially recognized as such. This means that Tasveer film festival winners become eligible for submissions to the Oscars.

Japan to Recruit One Lakh Bangladeshi Workers: An Opportunity or a Risk?

Ultimately, the recruitment of 100,000 workers presents both opportunities and challenges for Bangladesh. If Bangladeshis can understand Japanese work culture, then it's truly a blessing; however, misunderstanding or violating it poses a risk to the hard-earned trust that has been established between the two Asian countries.

Bangladesh's Record Remittance Flow: But Remittance Architecture Needs To Be Secure And Future-Ready

While FY25 has been a success story, sustaining this trend won’t be easy. Bangladesh’s remittance economy relies heavily on labor migration to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. However, labor demand in host countries is changing due to automation, nationalization of jobs (Saudi Arabia’s Saudization policy), and shifting immigration laws. The future of low-skilled labor exports is uncertain

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Biden nominates new envoys to India and Bangladesh

President Joe Biden has nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, a close political ally and a former naval intelligence officer with Indo-Pacific experience, to be the new US ambassador to India

Garcetti's nomination for US Ambassador to India signifies the importance of US-India relationship: Indiaspora

Indiaspora, an influential organization of global Indian diaspora leaders, has expressed appreciation and enthusiasm for the Biden administration’s announcement of the nomination of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to the important post of US Ambassador to India

Biden cancels Trump proposal to time-limit student, journalist visas; South Asians to benefit

US President Joe Biden's administration has announced it is cancelling a proposal by his predecessor Donald Trump to limit student visas to a four-year term for scholars from South Asia and most other countries

Amid Covid-19 surge, US asks its nationals to reconsider travel to Sri Lanka

The United States has issued a travel advisory for its nationals, asking them to reconsider traveling to Sri Lanka as the Covid cases continue to remain high in the island nations

AAPI holds 39th annual convention in Atlanta, pays tribute to 'Covid warriors'

After nearly two years of isolation, virtual meetings, covid fears, the 39th annual Convention by American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) - the largest professional ethnic organization in the US, was held over the weekend at the world famous CNN Center and Georgia World Congress Center at Omni Atlanta

New York City donates Covid relief to India through Federation of Indian Associations

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has donated medical equipment through the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) to help India fight the COVID-19 pandemic

Seven members of Pakistan-origin family killed in fire

At least seven members of a Pakistan-origin family lost their lives when their home burned down in the Canadian province of Alberta on Friday

Commitment to make AAPI a premier healthcare leader, says incoming AAPI president

Dr. Anupama Gotimukula, who will be assuming the leadership role as the president of AAPI  (American Association of Physicians of India) - the largest ethnic medical organization with a powerful presence in the US with a membership of over 80,000 doctors of Indian origin - wants to make AAPI a premium healthcare leader

Indian nationals asked to stay safe in Afghanistan due to deteriorating security situation

Amid the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan,  Indi issued a 13-point detailed advisory for its nationals in the war-torn country, asking them “avoid all non-essential travel” and “to keep their movement discreet.”

Free Balochistan Movement members demonstrate before British Parliament against Pakistan’s 'atrocitie'

Free Balochistan Movement members recently demonstrated in front of the British Parliament against Pakistani state atrocities in Balochistan province

Nepali migrant workers hit by Gulf countries’ vaccine norms

Major labor destination countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates are tightening their respective norms for the entry of foreign workforces, putting the jobs of thousands of workers, who are yet to receive their vaccines, at risk

US authorities seize unauthorized shipments of Covid drug remdesivir from India, Bangladesh

US federal authorities have seized at the country’s airports unauthorized versions of the Covid-19 drug  Remdesivir airlifted from India and Bangladesh and destined for distribution in Mexico, a media report said

Bangladeshi, Indian migrants arrested in Malaysia for violating movement control

Malaysian immigration department arrested 309 migrants, including 102 Bangladeshis and two from India, for staying in violation of the movement control restrictions during an operation carried out at a settlement near a construction site in Dengkil town of Selangor state on Monday

Baloch group urges G7 to investigate crimes against humanity committed by Pakistan

The London-based Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has demanded from the G7 summit that a UN fact-finding mission should be sent to investigate the crimes against humanity being committed by the Pakistani state in Balochistan

Etihad Airways extends travel ban for passengers from four South Asian countries

Etihad Airways has extended the travel ban on passengers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka to the UAE until at least July 7, saying it could be extended even further, Khaleej Times reported