Diaspora
India Faces New H-1B Barrier in U.S.
A proposed $103,265 U.S. fee on new H-1B visas could sharply reduce the flow of Indian technology professionals to the United States, while encouraging companies to keep more high-skilled work…
R. Suryamurthy
R. Suryamurthy is a Contributing Editor at South Asian Herald. He has worked for The Telegraph, The Tribune, and Press Trust of India.
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Diaspora
179-Year US Green Card Wait Puts Indian Professionals in Limbo
Indian professionals seeking permanent residence in the United States could face a potential 179-year wait under the employment-based second preference category, exposing the extraordinary scale of a green-card backlog that…
Diaspora
U.S. Visa Screening Widens to Social Media
Foreign journalists, media professionals and certain North American professionals applying for U.S. visas will face a new layer of digital scrutiny from October 1, as the State Department expands mandatory…
Diaspora
USCIS Form Overhaul Puts South Asian Green-Card Filings Under Fresh Scrutiny
South Asian immigrants preparing for the next stage of their U.S. permanent-residency journey face a new administrative checkpoint after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated editions of Form…
Diaspora
Diwali Demand Boosts India’s Food Exports
Indian food and beverage exporters are seeing a pickup in overseas orders ahead of Diwali, with international buyers reporting average demand growth of about 6 percent and some markets recording…
Capitol Hill
India Caught Between Russian Oil and US Tariffs
India faces a potential double economic shock after the U.S. Congress cleared legislation giving President Donald Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on major buyers of…
Diaspora
The American Dream Hits a Wall
For generations of Indian families, an American college admission was more than an acceptance letter. It was a ticket to opportunity, a gateway to the world's largest economy and, potentially,…
BRICS
BRICS Challenges U.S.-Led Economic Order, but Stops Short of Building a Rival System
BRICS leaders on Saturday adopted a broad economic and political declaration challenging unilateral tariffs, sanctions and the governance structure of the global financial system, while stopping short of endorsing a…
Diaspora
U.S. Immigration Rule Changes Raise New Risks
A rapid succession of U.S. immigration and visa policy changes is reshaping the landscape for Indian professionals, students and their families, raising the prospect of higher costs, tighter scrutiny and…
Diaspora
USCIS H-2B Cap Signals Tighter Race for Temporary Work Visas
The rapid exhaustion of the first-half H-2B visa quota for fiscal year 2027 is more than another routine immigration deadline. For foreign workers seeking one of the relatively few legal…
Diaspora
Modi-Pezeshkian Meeting Raises Stakes for BRICS Declaration
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, coming barely a day before BRICS leaders are expected to negotiate a final summit declaration, has sharpened the central diplomatic…
BRICS
Modi, Putin Pair Trade Diplomacy with Peace Push
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed the expanding economic and strategic relationship between their countries on Friday, while also discussing conflicts in West Asia and the…
BRICS
BRICS Pushes Financial Alternatives as Trade Fragmentation Deepens
BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors have stepped up efforts to reduce the vulnerability of emerging economies to trade protectionism and dollar-centered financial systems, backing measures to expand local-currency…
Central Asia
India, Russia Move to Fast-Track Investment Treaty
India and Russia are moving to fast-track negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), signaling an effort to give their expanding economic relationship a more durable investment architecture even as…
Economy
From Maruti to Microchips: Japan’s India Investment Story Enters a New Era
Japanese companies are preparing to deepen their presence in India, but the next wave of investment is likely to look markedly different from the one that brought automobiles, industrial plants…
Diaspora
9/11: Twenty-Five Years On, the Wounds Have Learned to Live With Us
They never came home. Twenty-five years later, that remains the simplest and most devastating truth of September 11, 2001. They left for work on an ordinary Tuesday morning — kissing…