Senior officials at the US State Department underscored the ongoing strategic and humanitarian priorities in South Asia during the Indo-Pacific Foreign Assistance Conference held on December 15, 2025, at the …
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Condemns Antisemitic Attack at Sydney Hanukkah Celebration
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong on December 14, 2025, to discuss the “antisemitic terrorist attack” at Sydney’s Bondi Beach during …
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AUKUS Ministers Signal Full Steam Ahead in Washington
by Pooja Bhardwaj 4 minutes readThe AUKUS partnership entered what ministers repeatedly described as a full steam ahead phase on December 10, 2025, in Washington as defense leaders from Australia, the United Kingdom and the …
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US Under Secretary Allison Hooker Meets Sri Lankan President Dissanayake, Vows Support for Recovery and Rebuilding Efforts
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readUnder Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker met Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on December 11, 2025, in Colombo and expressed confidence in his leadership as the …
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Opinion: Ramping up Pressure on Maduro
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readTensions and tempers are rising in the Caribbean. After hitting some 20-plus boats of Venezuela supposedly carrying narcotics to America, resulting in the death of some 87 persons, the Trump …
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India and United States Hold Foreign Office Consultations to Review Strategic Partnership
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readThe India–United States Foreign Office Consultations co-chaired by India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and U.S. Under Secretary of State Allison Hooker were held on December 9, 2025, in New Delhi, …
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U.S. Under Secretary Allison Hooker Visits India to Advance Strategic Partnership and Indo-Pacific Cooperation
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readUnder Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker is in India from December 7 to 11, a visit that the U.S. Embassy says represents a significant step in advancing …
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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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Quad Partners and India–US Joint Working Group Advance Counterterrorism Cooperation, Condemn Recent Attacks
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readQuad partners, including the governments of the United States, India, Japan, and Australia, have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening counterterrorism cooperation and agreed to convene the next Quad Counter Terrorism …
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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 …