Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth consecutive Union Budget is less a populist overture than a technocratic manifesto. With a fiscal deficit target of 4.3 percent of GDP and a record …
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The ‘Reverse Brain Drain’ Budget: Making the Move Back to India Frictionless
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readNew Delhi – In a move to strengthen the bridge between India and its 32-million-strong global diaspora, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2026-27 Union Budget has introduced a sweep of “common …
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India-AI Impact Summit 2026 to Focus on “People, Planet, and Progress,” says Ambassador Vinay Kwatra
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 10 minutes readIndian Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra, has outlined that the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 is anchored in the principles of “People, Planet, and Progress,” noting that this will …
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B.C. Premier Calls for National Police Meeting as Surrey Arrests Mark Possible Breakthrough in Extortion Cases
by Prabhjot Singh 4 minutes readIn what authorities describe as a potential breakthrough in investigations into a surge of extortion and shooting incidents targeting businesses and homes, Surrey police say they have arrested two suspects …
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Opinion: Uncertainty and Doubts of Direction
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readNo one was expecting quick fixes at the start of 2026. If anything, there was a conviction that the New Year was going to see the persistence of old conflicts …
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India’s Expanding Defense Ties with Europe and Bangladesh’s Strategic Balancing in South Asia
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 7 minutes readIndia’s deepening defense trade with major European Union member states such as France, Germany, Spain, and Italy has become one of the defining strategic trends in South Asia over the …
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New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill Nominates Priya Jain as Transportation Commissioner
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readNew Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill has announced Priya Jain as her nominee for Commissioner of the Department of Transportation. Jain is a civil engineer and business professional with extensive experience …
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US Ambassador to India Highlights Bilateral Opportunity as Air India Orders 30 More Boeing Jets
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readU.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has congratulated Air India and Boeing India following the airline’s announcement that it will add 30 more Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its fleet. …
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The toxic air in South Asia harms tens of millions of children daily, killing an estimated 130,000 children under-fives each year, the highest child death toll from air pollution in the world, …
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FIA–New England Expands Free Vision Camps to Improve Community Eye Care Access
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readAs part of its ongoing efforts to promote community health, the Foundation of Indian Americans New England has organized a series of free Vision Camps at locations across the New …