In the political world of Republicans and Democrats, there is this hope that 2026 should definitely be better than how 2025 unfolded over the months. From the initial euphoria of …
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In Conversation with Rajesh Mehta: Ambassador Ajay Bisaria
by Rajesh Mehta, Special to South Asian Herald 7 minutes readA seasoned diplomat with decades of experience across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indo-Pacific, Ambassador Ajay Bisaria has been at the forefront of some of India’s most consequential diplomatic …
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Blocking National Guard Deployment in Chicago
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readIndian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to decline President Donald Trump’s attempt to proceed with a National Guard …
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DHS Revises H-1B Visa Selection Rules to Prioritize Higher-Skilled, Higher-Paid Workers
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced amendments to regulations governing the H-1B work visa selection process, shifting away from a random lottery toward a system that prioritizes higher-skilled …
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Rep. Ro Khanna Calls Newly Released Epstein Files a “Bombshell,” Raises Transparency Concerns
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readIndian American Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), author of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, has described the Department of Justice’s newly released Epstein files as a “bombshell,” raising serious concerns about …
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FIIDS Urges Trump Administration to Preserve H-1B Visa Appointments Amid Expanded Social Media Vetting
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readThe Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies USA (FIIDS) has urged the Trump Administration to preserve existing scheduled H-1B visa appointments and avoid blanket cancellations, recommending instead that authorities …
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Epstein Files Release Rekindles Political Fault Lines, Tests Trump’s Transparency Pledge
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 6 minutes readThe DOJ has released some 3,500 files on sex offender Jeffery Epstein to satiate the demand of angry democrats and a divided house of republicans thus reopening one of the …
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Opinion: A Test of Wills in the Backyard
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readSixty-odd decades ago, it was Cuba, a missile crisis, and a potential nuclear showdown with the then Soviet Union. The United States, under the John Kennedy administration, would have no …
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Federal Court Ruling Clears Way for Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi’s Oversight Visit to Broadview ICE Facility
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readFollowing a federal court ruling that blocked the Trump administration’s restrictions on congressional access to immigration detention facilities, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) conducted an oversight visit on December 19, 2025, …
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Pramila Jayapal Condemns Trump Administration’s Denaturalization Plans, Warns of Threat to U.S. Citizens
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readIndian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s reported plans to denaturalize U.S. citizens. “I …