With the alleged help of Rana, Headley got a business visa for India and conducted surveillance for the terror attacks that killed more than 174 people, including six Americans
The Power, Potential, and Unrealised Promise, of South Asia
South Asia, for all its faults and constraints, is the fastest-growing economic region in the world this year. It is also home to the Commonwealth’s largest three countries in terms of population, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, representing just under two billion citizens, the majority under 30-years old.
From Remittances to Investments: Why Every State Should Build a Stronger Partnership with Overseas Indians
Overseas Indians possess both the financial capacity and the desire to invest, yet many promising projects are abandoned because of fragmented procedures, multiple government approvals and the absence of a single accountable institution to guide investors from concept to completion.
Bangladesh's Expatriate Card: A New Chapter in Migrant Financial Security
The Expatriate Card will be a source of recognition to millions of Bangladeshi remittance warriors and a sign of gratitude from the State for their support to the nation's development.
In Search of Dharma in the Indian Diaspora
We have become an aggressive and divisive society which is becoming intolerant of others' ideas and points of view. For a pluralistic society like India, all the people who live there are important and we need to work together to take the country forward and to great heights. Unless we change our present thinking, we have the danger of becoming an extremist state
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Indian American professor tried unsuccessfully to win release of Chabad hostages from Pakistani terrorists during 26/11
An Indian American professor acted as an interpreter in the unsuccessful attempt to win freedom for the hostages held by Pakistani terrorists in the Mumbai Jewish centre called Nariman House during the 26/11 terror strike in 2008 - exactly 13 years ago. P.V. Viswanath, who is fluent in Yiddish, has recalled in an article in and an interview with Jewish-oriented publications how the terrorist he spoke to from New York displayed an eerie calm
Putin's visit to India puts question marks over India-US ministerial dialogue
The arrival of the components of the Russian Triumf S-400 missile air defence system this month casts a shadow over India-US relations because of Washington's opposition to the purchase and the threat of sanctions under a US law
India Collection of books launched at Stamford Public Library in US
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Gold smuggling by returnee migrant workers hit Nepal’s forex; expat workers warned
Nepal has warned its migrant workers against bringing gold from abroad amid the increasing trend of smuggling causing loss to the government both in revenue as well foreign exchange
Qatar not adequately investigating South Asian expat workers’ deaths: Report
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The dilemma of being Kamala Harris: Makes momentary history as acting US president
Kamala Harris has made history as the first woman - and the first of Indian and South Asian descent - to be the head of state of the most powerful nation – even if it was only for 85 minutes while President Joe Biden was incapacitated temporarily for a medical procedure
Six outstanding achievers, two doctors honored at Kerala Center's Annual Awards Banquet
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UK's new immigration system to benefit Pakistanis
The new immigration policy announced by the British government will help Pakistani nationals and strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries, a senior British official said. The new system enables the "best and brightest" to visit UK to study, work or live
Two Sikhs, including head priest of a Kabul gurdwara, being evacuated to India
The head granthi (priest) of the Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul along with an Afghan Sikh, who is the caretaker of a gurdwara in Khost province, have been evacuated from Kabul and are on their way to India, via Tehran, said Puneet Singh Chandhok, president Indian World Forum
US designates Pakistan, China among countries for 'systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom'
The US on Wednesday designated China and Pakistan as “Countries of Particular Concern” for having engaged in or tolerated “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom”, and the terror outfits al-Shabab, Boko Haram, ISIS, and Taliban as “Entities of Particular Concern"
To sanction or not sanction India: US in a dilemma over Russian S400 anti-missile system
The US has concerns over the Russian Triumf S400 anti-missile system that has started arriving in India, but India's emergence as a key partner of the US in the Indo-Pacific region where they confront threats from China creates a dilemma for Washington
UAE announces labour-friendly laws, to benefit South Asian expat workers
In a development that would benefit thousands of expatriate South Asian workers, the UAE on Monday announced a new law for the regulation of labour relations, that seeks to offer more protection to employees from harassment and the unlawful seizure of documents
Senior US official to visit the Maldives and Nepal
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to Malé, Maldives and Kathmandu, Nepal, the State Department announced
Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai ties knot in Birmingham with Pakistani cricket official
Pakistani Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai got married in a small ceremony in Birmingham to a senior official of Pakistan's cricket board
