Diaspora

High moment for Indian community in Canada: 19 newly-elected MPs of Indian origin

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 - by India Writes Network

In a historic moment for the Indian community in Canada, 19 candidates, who recently won the parliamentary elections in Canada, were of Indian origin. It was historic as this was …

President’s visit sets the stage for expanding India-Israel S& T partnership

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015 - by India Writes Network

Forging a multi-faceted partnership, pivoted around science, innovation and R&D, is going to define the India-Israel relations in days to come. Addressing the Indian community in Jerusalem on October 13, …

India protests barbaric treatment of Indian maid in Saudi Arabia

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015 - by India Writes Network

India has lodged a strong protest against the barbaric treatment meted out to an Indian maid by her Saudi employer. “This is unacceptable. We are very disturbed over the brutal …

Brain Drain: From threat to opportunity

September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 - by India Writes Network

SAN JOSE (CALIFORNIA): If Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the diaspora at the sprawling SAP Center in California on September 27, where he spoke about ‘brain drain being brain …

High moment for Indian community in Germany: PIO elected Mayor of Bonn

September 14, 2015September 14, 2015 - by India Writes Network

At a time when Indians and people of Indian origin are holding influential positions in global companies, foreign governments and, in some cases, even heads of government, the German city …

Mecca crane crash: 11 Indians injured, 2 killed

September 12, 2015September 17, 2015 - by India Writes Network

More than a 100 people are estimated to have died and many more injured when a huge crane crashed into the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Many worshippers were …

Blending strategy with economic ballast, India, UAE raise the bar

September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 - by Manish Chand

There is a new upswing in India’s relations with the United Arab Emirates, home to 2.6 million-strong Indian community and New Delhi’s third largest trading partner after China and the US. Barely weeks after the successful trip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Gulf state in August, UAE’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited India on September 2 and 3, imparting a fresh momentum to multilayered bilateral ties.