Arrival of vaccines and a new administration are reasons for hope as we prepare to ring in the new year.
Author: Frank F. Islam
Holidays and a new year are reasons to celebrate and to look for new beginnings. As we near 2021, we have a need to do both.Â
The former U.S. ambassador to India says U.S.-India relations are a  non-partisan issue” and a Biden administration treat India “as an equal partner.”
From coast to coast, Indian Americans are running for various congressional, state and local legislative and executive offices.
We’re in a world that is economically multipolar, but militarily unipolar, says the former Indian diplomat.
Some have concluded that Trump would be better for India than Biden. However, there is little evidence to support that conclusion.
From Dalip Singh Saund to Kamala Harris, Indian Americans have traveled a long way to become a political force.Â
The last thing that Trump should do in the middle of a planetary pandemic is to threaten to deprive the WHO of the funding that it needs to be the first line of defense.
A Biden presidency will not lead to any notable changes in the U.S.-India relationship, the South Asia expert says.
Undoubtedly, the primary beneficiaries of Trump’s visit were Trump and Modi.
Trump and Modi might not have inked a trade deal during the president’s visit, but the two countries should work toward an agreement.
The county is now being bracketed with some of the worst violators of human rights. Mahatma Gandhi’s India doesn’t belong in that club.
Kugelman, the Deputy Director of the Asia Program at Wilson Center, speaks to Frank Islam.
As one nation, India would be a land of big dreams, small treasures, brave people, kind deeds, and tender mercies
Indian Americans need to join forces with other minority ethnic and religious groups to fight xenophobia.
The size of their congressional delegation may have quintupled overnight, but Indian Americans’ success is the culmination of years of hard work.
Smart Cities initiative is very 21st century.
A Passage to India.
US may be losing patience with India though, some feel.
Potential of $40-$100 billion annual trade.
Bonds forged in the early days of the ‘marriage’ will matter.
Sorry state of ties now reminds one of 1998.
Political engagement has to start from bottom, ex-envoy says.
Intellectually, the political class has not embraced reforms.
Gang rape may bring far-reaching reforms in India.