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Bipartisan COURSE Credit Act Aims to Boost Transparency on AP and IB College Credit Policies
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readU.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing the rising cost of higher education by improving transparency around college credit …
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Assam’s SOP Must Move Beyond Closures
by Utkarsh Yadav and Alokita Yadav 3 minutes readUmrangso’s rat-hole mine flooding in January 2025, which trapped nine workers, underlined how quickly unauthorised extraction turns fatal. Similar incidents across the North East show that a ban without routine detection and …
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Opinion: Greenland and Trump …Moving From Fantasy to Reality?
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readIt does not take much time to shift attention in Washington DC or for the media to drop their existing high-profile stories like hot potatoes. Venezuela and Nicolas Maduro are …
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Beyond Optics: India’s New Strategic-Commercial Linkages
by Richard M. Rossow, CSIS 5 minutes readAmerica’s volatile foreign policy is forcing India to revisit its own priorities. Domestically, the Modi government seems intent to move faster on domestic reforms to buttress growth that is ordinarily fueled by commercial ties …
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In Conversation with Rajesh Mehta: Ambassador Lakshmi Puri
by Rajesh Mehta, Special to South Asian Herald 8 minutes readAmbassador Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri is a distinguished Indian diplomat, former UN Assistant Secretary-General and author, known for her extensive work in international development, human rights and women’s economic empowerment. She …
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Indian American MIT Researcher Leads AI-Powered Breakthrough for Early Cancer Detection
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readIn an effort to detect cancer at its earliest stages and reduce cancer-related deaths, Indian American Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researcher Sangeeta Bhatia, working with Microsoft researcher Ava Amini …