India and the United States have set an ambitious goal of expanding bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030, placing renewed emphasis on commerce, technology, education, and people-to-people ties. In …
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Direct air connectivity between Western Australia and India was the focus of a closed-door industry stakeholder dialogue on July 31, 2026. The event was hosted by the Asia Centre at …
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UWA Hosts Roundtable on Transforming Higher Education, Building Global Pathways from India
by Pooja Bhardwaj 3 minutes readThe University of Western Australia’s Global Engagement Office and UWA Public Policy Institute hosted a roundtable discussion on Indian higher education policy at Winthrop Hall on July 31, 2026, bringing …
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Exclusive: High Commissioner Nagesh Singh on India-Australia Relations and Diaspora
by Pooja Bhardwaj 6 minutes readDuring his first visit to Western Australia as High Commissioner of India to Australia on July 31, 2026, Nagesh Singh spoke exclusively with South Asian Herald in Perth about the remarkable pace …
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Analysis: New Anti-Cheating Laws Will Help Clean the System, But Examination Reforms Should Also be Considered
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 5 minutes readTwo years after enacting the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, the Narendra Modi government has proposed sweeping amendments that substantially increase penalties for paper leaks, impose harsher sanctions …
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Pallavi Gogoi Named Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Executive Director
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readColumbia Journalism School (CJS) has appointed NPR Chief Business Editor Pallavi Gogoi as executive director of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism, effective August 17. According to a …
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The “Cockroach” Rebellion: How India’s Medical Exam Scandal Ignited a Global Movement
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 5 minutes readIt started as a spark over a leaked medical entrance exam. It has since exploded into a global inferno. The abrupt cancellation of India’s highly competitive NEET-UG 2026 examination didn’t …
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The BJP’s ‘Quick Fix’ Minister’s Exit Will Mean Different Outcomes to Different People
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 2 minutes readDharmendra Pradhan’s resignation will be seen as a loss for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), not only because Pradhan was a valued political leader who had the ability to could …
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MAI Launches Music Program for Infants and Toddlers
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readMarathi Aai Initiative (MAI), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting Marathi-raised mothers through cultural programs, has launched Chimukle Sur, a music immersion program for children ages 4 to 36 …
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global cooperation to ensure artificial intelligence benefits all countries, warning that AI could either become humanity’s greatest opportunity or one of its …