Diaspora
Riding Out Hormuz
When the Strait of Hormuz closed in February-end, the Government of India (GoI) made it a priority that Indian citizens, especially the most vulnerable, be protected from unprecedented supply and…
India
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Diaspora
Indian Americans Welcome Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling
Indian American lawmakers and organizations have welcomed the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision on June 30 reaffirming the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship, striking down President Donald Trump's executive order seeking…
Books
USISPF Launches 250 Voices Coffee Table Book
The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) launched the second edition of its coffee table book, "We The People: 250 Voices, A Tribute to the 250 Voices that Shaped U.S.-India Relations,"…
Climate Change
CFR Appoints Vijay Vaitheeswaran to Senior Think Tank Role
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has appointed Indian American Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran to its David Rockefeller Studies Program, the organization's think tank. According to a CFR statement, Vaitheeswaran will…
Diplomacy
Indian Diplomat Chairs UN Disarmament Advisory Board Meeting
For the first time, an Indian diplomat has chaired the United Nations Secretary-General's (UNSG) Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters (ABDM), meeting marking a significant milestone for India's engagement in global…
South Asia
USISPF Hosts Jamieson Greer Amid Trade Talks in Washington DC
The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) opened its IX Annual Leadership Summit by hosting United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer for a closed-door roundtable with USISPF Board Members in…
Diaspora
What is Wrong with Hindi Film Music: Part 3
In the last two installments of this extended feature, I chose to spotlight what is going or has gone wrong with film music today in lyrics and music. The third…
Diaspora
Where Silence Became Victory
The finish line was little more than a strip of colored fabric against an endless landscape of white. There were no cheering grandstands. No booming loudspeakers. No familiar city skyline…
Diaspora
Haq Ka Pani: Reclaiming India’s Rightful Share
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day assertion last year that- “Haq ka pani will serve Indian farmers”- marks a decisive shift in India’s approach to the Indus Waters. Far from…
Diplomacy
Opinion: Amidst Challenges in Asia, Takaichi Visits India
It would have been a summit of special significance had the Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi met her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Guwahati. That would have played up…
Diaspora
Web Review: Gullak 5 Emerges as Best Season of All
In the non-crime genre, Gullak has been the market leader of sorts. Its feel-good ambience has often been appreciated by viewers despite the low-key laughs and the often-tepid level of humor like…
Diaspora
Two Letters That Undo Pakistan’s Indus Waters Case
When Pakistan's Defense Minister recently stated that his country would, in his word, "definitely" go to war over its waters, the language was aimed less at New Delhi than at…
Children & Students Corner
The Therapy-Speak Debate and Its Implications for South Asian Households
Since the 2000s, discussions surrounding mental health have become less stigmatized throughout the United States. A survey reports that 87% of adults believe that mental health struggles are nothing to…
Diaspora
Facts Versus Fabrication: Reassessing the Indus Basin Water Debate
Pakistan’s recent claims projecting an impending water crisis in the Indus Basin and attributing river flow variations to upstream actions fail to withstand scrutiny when examined against Pakistan’s own hydrological…
Diaspora
Maryland Cabinet Joins Lt. Governor Miller in Honoring Indian-American Journalist
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Aruna Miller and several state cabinet members have commended South Asian Herald Founder and Editor-in-Chief T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman, Ph.D., for his contributions to journalism and his…
Diaspora
Opinion: Pakistan’s Fake Narrative Against India to Hide its Own Mismanagement of Water Resources
There is a lot of misinformation around Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) which is being spread through various articles appearing in newspapers/magazines/online forums including in Pakistan. Articles by so-called elites or…