Arul Louis

Arul Louis

About Arul Louis

The author a New York-based journalist, is a non-resident Senior Fellow of the Society for Policy Studies

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India has 'all-too-pervasive' violence, yawning disparity, unifying 'hostility' against Pakistan: Obama in his book

Former United States President Barack Obama appears to have reinforced the West's worst stereotypical picture of India as a country with “all-too-pervasive” violence and politics revolving around “around religion, clan, and caste” in his latest memoir

Indian Americans abound in Biden-Harris transition team

Two Indian Americans have been named to head key teams that will help Joe Biden's administration to hit the ground running as soon as he is sworn-in as president on January 20

Asian, Indian applicants lose discrimination case over Harvard University admissions

A US appeals court has ruled against Asian students – a category that includes Indians – in a case they brought against Harvard University saying it discriminated against them in admissions and it is likely to end up in the Supreme Court

The 'samosa caucus' in US Congress remains unchanged

With two favoured Indian American candidates losing their elections to the House of Representatives, the strength of the “samosa caucus” – as the group of Indian American members of the House fondly call themselves – will remain at four as before

Indian Americans hail Kamala Harris election as a vindication; expect more representation in administration

Indian American organisations and leaders are seeing the election of Kamala Harris as the next vice president as a vindication of the dream of America as the land of opportunities and look forward to working with her and Joe Biden as president in healing the national divide

President-elect Biden refers to Harris as South Asian, not Indian

While praising his running mate Kamala Harris as “a fantastic vice president,”  US president-elect Joe Biden avoided calling her “Indian” and instead referred to her as “South Asian.”

All four Indian Americans re-elected to House of Representatives; others win in local elections

All four Indian American members of the House of Representatives who are fondly called the “Samosa Caucus” will get to have chai in Congress again

Many Indian Americans in race for Congress, state legislatures

Kamala Harris, who is of part Indian origin, is at the top of the ballots as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, but there are several Indian Americans running for elected offices in the elections that conclude Tuesday

Several Indian Americans named as prominent fundraisers for Biden

More than a score of Indian American activists figure on the list of Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden's list of elite contribution-collectors pitching in at least $100,000 to his campaign coffers

US elections would be deemed irregular by standards of India, other nations

The way the United States conducts its presidential election would be considered irregular – and even illegal – in India and many countries