India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, has asserted that the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are an “integral and inalienable” part of India. …
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India Highlights Expanding Healthcare and Humanitarian Support for Afghanistan at UN Security Council Debate
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readPermanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, stressed that healthcare is a particularly “important need” for the people of Afghanistan during the United Nations Security Council …
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Third Federal Judge Orders Release of Epstein Records as Rep. Ro Khanna Presses for Full Transparency
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readUS Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), coauthor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, announced that a third federal judge has approved a Department of Justice request to unseal records related to …
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New Social Media Vetting Rules Spark Major Travel and Processing Delay Concerns for H-1B/H-4 Workers
by Anantha Paruthipattu, Special to South Asian Herald 3 minutes readState Department Expands Social Media Screening to H-1B/H-4 Applicants A new December 15, 2025, policy change by the U.S. State Department is expected to complicate international travel plans for thousands …
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Raja Krishnamoorthi Calls on Supreme Court to Uphold Birthright Citizenship
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readIndian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold birthright citizenship as the Justices prepare to hear what he described as “President Trump’s challenge …
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The Unspoken Cost of Uncertainty: Trump’s Travel Ban Expansion and the Economic Calculus
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readIn the opaque corridors of the Department of Homeland Security, a list exists that no one will name. More than 30 countries, administration officials say, are under review for inclusion …
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Delhi Chokes, and India Fiddles: Our Modern Nero Moment
by Aditya Pratap Singh 5 minutes readEvery winter, Delhi is a city that appears to have been robbed of its ability to breathe fresh air. The air hangs low, thick, and metallic; the sun is weak, almost unwilling …
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South Asia’s Debt Crunch Deepens as New World Bank Data Exposes Rising Servicing Burdens, Shrinking Inflows, and Mounting Solvency Risks
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readSouth Asia is moving closer to a structural debt crisis, not a cyclical squeeze, as fresh data from the World Bank’s International Debt Report 2024 shows the region’s external liabilities …
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OECD Sounds Alarm on Corporate Tax Exposure from Remote Work as Multinationals Brace for PE, PoEM and Compliance Shockwaves
by R. Suryamurthy 8 minutes readThe Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has fired a warning shot to multinational companies as it opened a public consultation on the tax fallout from global remote work, …
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Caught in the Crossfire: How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Reshaping the Indian American Dream
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 12 minutes readRahul Sharma had finally started to breathe easier. After eight years on an H-1B visa, the 34-year-old software engineer from Bangalore had received his green card interview date for January. …