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Diaspora

Nepal’s Floods Matter for Far-Away Brahmaputra

The deadly glacier burst in Tibet, which triggered a wall of water and mud to drown the narrow gorges of the Bhote Kosi River in neighboring Nepal, has intensified scrutiny…

By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury · August 27, 2026

Diaspora

IA Impact Endorses South Asian Candidates in Key State Races

Indian American Impact has announced its latest round of endorsements for South Asian candidates seeking state and local offices across the country. The organization said the candidates have demonstrated a…

By SAH Staff Reporter · August 27, 2026

Diaspora

India Urges UN Action on Conflict-Driven Food Insecurity

India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, has warned that food insecurity remains one of the “gravest” humanitarian consequences of armed conflict. Speaking at the UN Security…

By T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman · August 26, 2026

Diaspora

Killing Our Forests, Choking Our Future

Every day, across cities, towns and rural landscapes, trees are being cut down in the name of development. Forests are cleared for roads, buildings, industries, housing and commercial expansion. We…

By Nicholas Biswas · August 26, 2026

Diaspora

Remembering the Golden Voice of Mukesh: Part 1

On August 27, it is 50 years since Mukesh Chand Mathur left us. Mukesh sang a fraction of the number of songs of his illustrious contemporaries Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · August 26, 2026

Diplomacy

India in Moscow on Sunday, Beijing on Monday

There is a habit in commentary of treating every Indian visit abroad as a signal of which way Delhi is leaning. Lean west, lean east, lean north. The habit misses…

By Rahul Pawa · August 26, 2026

Diaspora

Trump Tests a New Path After H-1B Court Defeat

The Trump administration’s proposed $103, 265 fee on new H-1B petitions is not simply another increase in immigration costs. It is, more fundamentally, an attempt to recover through regulation what…

By R. Suryamurthy · August 25, 2026