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Eminent ecologist Madhav Gadgil has been nominated for Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, the second Indian to receive the award after Green Revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan. American marine biologist Jane Lubchenco from …
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As Houthi militias have seized control of almost the entire Yemen and forced President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi to flee his home in Aden, India has advised Indian nationals in Yemen …
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US President Barack Obama has assured to make it easier for foreign companies to bring their into the industry through the L-1B work visa category, a move that could benefit …
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In yet another feather in the cap of the expat Indian community, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, an Indian-American and 2009 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, has been elected as the president of …
Read MoreAfter nearly two years of long waiting, a US woman has pleaded guilty for pushing an Indian-American man to death in front of a subway train in New York and …
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In yet another success story for the Indian-American community, Renu Khator has been elected as the chairman of the board of directors of the American Council on Education (ACE), the …
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A 37-year-old dental student from India, Randhir Kaur, was found dead at her San Francisco Bay Area apartment. She was shot in the head, but there were no signs of …
Read MoreThe predominant analysis of the ’Afghan-Pakistani’ region has gone well beyond its expiry date and that old paradigms cannot be used to gauge new realities, according to Mr. Kamran Bokhari, Vice President of Middle Eastern and South Asian Affairs at Stratfor, a leading geopolitical and intelligence consulting firm based in Austin, Texas.
Read MoreReinforcing its credentials as a nation of immigrants, the US has announced that it will provide work permits to spouses of H1B visa holders, triggering much rejoicing among Indian-American community.
This policy step will benefit thousands of high-skilled Indian spouses who migrate to America, but are not eligible to work under current immigration policies.
The move has been welcomed by Indian- Americans. “This decision is going to directly affect many of our life members as they would now be able to join the professional workforce and chase the American Dream,” the Telugu Association of North America said in a statement.
According to official estimation, the number of people eligible to apply for employment authorisation could be as high as 179,600 in the first year and 55,000 annually in subsequent years. US State Department statistics show that almost 76 per cent of those who received H-4 status in 2013 were from South Asian countries.
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No balancing or containment for India. Position India in the leadership role in the world. This was the overarching message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to heads of Indian missions as he underlined the new template of proactive holistic diplomacy, which entails harnessing the global environment to enable India to play a leadership role, upgrading capacity to deal with new-age threats, promoting the country’s soft power and setting the tone for global climate change negotiations.
In an oblique critique of India’s hitherto defensive foreign policy, Mr Modi exhorted Indian envoys to shed “old mindsets” and help the country position itself in a leading role, rather than just a balancing force globally. The formulation will be specially scrutinised in China where the diplomatic-strategic establishment has often accused India of ganging up with the US and Japan to contain Beijing’s rise.
“The present global environment represents a rare opportunity, when the world is keen to embrace India, and India is moving forward with confidence,” Mr Modi said while inaugurating a four-day “Heads of Indian Missions” conference, which is themed “diplomacy with development. Around 120 envoys from Indian missions abroad have gathered in the Indian diplomat for brainstorming sessions on the future trajectory of India’s diplomacy, the first such meeting under the Narendra Modi government.