When India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands with China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, the headlines wrote themselves: India …
Opinion
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Securing India’s Welcome: Why Tourist Police Reform Can’t Wait
by Harshita Gupta and Utkarsh Yadav 5 minutes readConsidering a trip to India? The U.S. government has issued a Level 2 travel advisory, urging citizens to exercise increased caution. The warning is a response to security risks from …
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Not everything in foreign policy starts and ends with a social media post; and there could not be a better example than what is happening in India-United States relations that …
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Devastating Floods Ravage Indian and Pakistani Punjab: Farmers and Communities Struggle to Survive
by Prabhjot Singh 4 minutes readLife is a constant struggle for them. They never get time to find peace with themselves. Moving back and forth from their dilapidated homes to shelters has become a routine. …
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Seven Years After Navtej Singh Johar: Time for Transformative Change
by Harshita Gupta and Utkarsh Yadav 5 minutes readOn September 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of India, while delivering the Navtej Singh Johar and Others v. Union of India, not only struck down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) …
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Guest Column: SCO Summit, Ukraine Crisis, and Europe’s Uncertain Coalition
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readMuch of the world was in awe of the events in Tianjin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit and the extensive military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary …
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New $250 Visa Integrity Fee to Increase U.S. Travel Costs for Foreign Nationals and Employers
by Anantha Paruthipattu, Special to South Asian Herald 5 minutes readUnder the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA, Public Law 119-21), which took effect on July 4, 2025, the U.S. government introduced a new Visa Integrity Fee. This $250 fee …
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“At its core, the story of Mr. Trump and Mr. Modi is about two brash, populist leaders with big egos and authoritarian tendencies, and the web of loyalties that help …
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Guest Column: Arresting the Slide in India-United States Ties
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readIn more ways than one, it is sad to see a relationship that was nurtured by many Prime Ministers and Presidents over the last twenty-five years being allowed to go …
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Guest Column: The “T” Has Arrived… With Some Pain and Choices
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readThe day arrived, but not many were nursing any illusion that President Donald Trump was going to throw in any extensions. Official India seemed ready for August 27, knowing full …