A decade ago, on March 12, 2015, while commissioning in Mauritius the gleaming Offshore Patrol Vessel Barracuda, built in Garden Reach, Kolkata, to Mauritian specifications, Prime Minister Modi outlined India’s …
South Asia & US
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Guest Column: Looking Beyond Tariffs and Oil
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readThere are some folks who have started believing that the downside in United States-India relations has begun and worse days are ahead. Others still are of the view that the …
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Air India to Halt Delhi–Washington Non-Stop Flights from September Over Fleet Shortfall, Airspace Closure
by SAH Special Correspondent 1 minutes readAir India will suspend its non-stop services between Delhi and Washington, D.C. from Sept. 1, 2025, citing aircraft shortages from a major cabin retrofit programme and longer flight routings caused …
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India’s Journey Towards Viksit Bharat: 11 years of Development, Progress & Nation Building
by Ambassador Anil Trigunayat 6 minutes readAs India embarked on its fast-paced, human-centric developmental journey to become a developed country, “Viksit Bharat @2047,” by the time it completes a century of independence, the past decade has …
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Gaithersburg Mayor Declares “Revive Life Day” as New Mental Health and Rehab Clinic Opens
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readThe ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening of Revive Life, a new rehabilitation and mental health clinic, was held on August 7, 2025, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman served …
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Paaie Marks First Anniversary with Community Celebration at Dulles Town Center in Sterling, VA
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readPaaie, a South Asian-American fashion brand, marked its first anniversary, on August 9, 2025, with a vibrant celebration at its Dulles Town Center store in Sterling, Virginia. Co-Founded by the …
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A Decade of the International Day of Yoga (IDY): Yoga for One Earth, One Health
by Raghavendra Rao, Ph.D. 6 minutes readTen years ago, the idea of a global day dedicated to “yoga” might have seemed far-fetched. But here we are—yoga mats unrolled across the globe, from bustling urban parks to …
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Digital from India: Leapfrogging Development Through Text-Enabled Citizen-Centric Governance
by Ambassador Debnath Shaw 6 minutes readAt the 2nd Voice of the Global South Summit hosted virtually by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 17, 2023, one key focus area was on, “Sustain the momentum of exchange …
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From Invisible to Unstoppable: Owning My Color, Owning My Power
by Shikha Bajaj, Special to South Asian Herald 8 minutes readTwo suitcases. Two hundred dollars. Two million dreams. That’s how my immigrant journey began—arriving in a new country with hope and determination, but also with an invisible weight: the need …
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Jhulana Julao: Hindola Utsav of the Month of Shravan
by Archana Adalja, News India Times 5 minutes readThe onset of Shravan, now mainly remembered through alerts from cousins and friends in India, brings many memories, of childhood and of the joy in the simple festivities, especially Hindola. …