Even as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration moves to tighten immigration through stricter visa screening, expanded travel restrictions and tougher scrutiny of foreign students and skilled workers, South Asians continued …
R. Suryamurthy
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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Arctic Is Now a Geopolitical Battlefield, Parliament Panel Tells India
by R. Suryamurthy 3 minutes readIndia’s approach to the Arctic and Antarctic can no longer be confined to scientific research as climate change, geopolitical rivalry and the race for critical resources rapidly transform the polar …
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India is fast running out of time to renew the landmark 1996 Ganga Water Treaty with Bangladesh, with less than a year left before the agreement expires and no formal …
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Amazon appears poised to deepen its investments in India after its cloud computing arm crossed the $2.36 billion (Rs 20,332 crore) revenue mark, with the company’s strong financial performance coinciding …
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Nearly half of non-resident Indians (NRIs) who own property in India are planning to diversify their real estate holdings, reflecting a broader shift from emotional ownership to strategic global wealth …
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India Plans Technology-Driven Defense Offset Overhaul as $13.2 Billion Program Enters New Phase
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readIndia is preparing to recast its defense offset policy under the proposed Defense Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2025, narrowing the scope of offset obligations to advanced technology transfers and military maintenance …
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India Eyes Tougher Sugar Rules as Parliamentary Panel Pushes Overhaul of Baby Food Regulation
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIndia could be headed for its biggest overhaul of food labelling and infant nutrition regulations in years after a Parliamentary Standing Committee urged the government to tighten oversight of sugar …
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The Next Trade War May Be Fought Over Compliance, Not Prices
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readThe United States has fundamentally rewritten the rules of global trade, replacing temporary emergency tariffs with permanent Section 301 duties linked to forced-labor compliance, signaling that future access to the …
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Air India to Launch Non-Stop Delhi-Toronto Flights with New Boeing 787-9 From Aug. 1
by R. Suryamurthy 3 minutes readAir India will begin operating non-stop flights between Delhi and Toronto from Aug. 1 using its newly inducted Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, eliminating the current fuel stop in Vienna and …
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India’s Green Card Wait Set to Continue as U.S. Signals Fresh Visa Curbs
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readThousands of Indian professionals waiting for U.S. permanent residency could face another period of uncertainty after the U.S. Department of State warned that employment-based immigrant visa categories for India may …