Opinion

By Jayanta Bhattacharya NEW DELHI-Afghanistan has seen an apparent “increase” in India’s pragmatic engagement with the Taliban authorities in recent months, as the regime marks five years of rule in Kabul this month. India’s diplomatic ties with Afghanistan have endured through decades

By Maia Rai and Aimen Ejaz  PALO ALTO, CA - For Indian and Pakistani students living in the United States, friendship does not always need a grand purpose. They share classrooms, research projects, group chats and professional circles. They attend the same South

By Ambassador Gurjit Singh Growing competition in outer space provides India with a unique opportunity to shape a narrative in which collaboration, rather than confrontation, drives space exploration. Recognised as a trustworthy and cost-effective spacefaring nation, India is now well placed

Photo: https://www.autismspeaks.org/ By Jon Hochschartner Being the parent of an autistic and nonverbal child, who will likely require around-the-clock care for the rest of her life, can be an isolating experience. Very few people understand the unique challenges you face. So it

By Ambassador Anil Trigunayat India and Africa have a historic and umbilical relationship. It makes a good talking point during speeches but will need an objective assessment of the extent and depth of our engagement to stand scrutiny for devising better

By Mark Schultz and Jennifer Brant Lawmakers recently held a hearing on how to balance pharmaceutical innovation and patient access. Predictably, the discussion returned to two familiar themes: so-called patent "thickets" and "evergreening." Critics argue that drug companies use both to

By Atul Jain, Former Chairman, Central Water Commission Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day assertion last year that - “Haq ka pani will serve Indian farmers”- marks a decisive shift in India’s approach to the Indus Waters. Far from being a departure, it

Dr. Pradeep Kumar Saxena Systematic Obstruction of Indian Development Since the Treaty's signing, Pakistan has consistently used its dispute resolution provisions as a strategic tool to delay and effectively obstruct development rather than genuine dispute resolution. Virtually every significant hydropower project India has

Dr. Pradeep Kumar Saxena, former Indian Commissioner For Indus Waters Saxena, former Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters, examines the Treaty from India’s perspective and assesses its long-term implications for India’s water, energy, and strategic interests. The Indus River System comprises six

By Jeevan ZutshiOne year ago, on April 22, gunmen emerged from the pine forests near Pahalgam’s Baisaran meadow and executed 26 Hindu tourists after asking them to identify their religion. The attack bore the hallmarks of a professionally organized operation,

By Dr. David Leffler The conflict with Iran continues to strain military resources, elevate geopolitical risk, and destabilize the Middle East. Policymakers and defense leaders face a strategic environment where conventional tools alone cannot resolve the deeper forces driving hostility. Invincible

By Devendra Kumar India today stands at the forefront of a global digital transformation. Under the visionary national leadership, the country has built one of the world’s most ambitious digital infrastructures. From UPI to Aadhaar integration, from Startup India to Digital India, the foundations of a technology-driven nation

Photos: @meaindia  NOTE FROM PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI At a defining moment in human history, the world gathered at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. For us in India, it was a moment of immense pride and joy to welcome

By Ambassador Vinay Kwatra The India AI Impact Summit 2026 represents a defining moment in the global conversation on artificial intelligence. Scheduled for February 16-20, 2026, in New Delhi the Summit will bring together government representatives, international organizations, academics, researchers, and

By Alex Counts If one considers the history of human progress, many breakthroughs were driven either by government or by business. Powerful political leaders and savvy entrepreneurs have accomplished a lot.  Yet a remarkable and underappreciated number of advancements have come

By Dr. Jai G. Bansal The claim that “Hindus are the new Jews,” now common in social media discourse, is not a compliment. It signals a shift in how Hindu identity is perceived, from a neutral cultural presence to a subject

The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement has been called the mother of all trade deals. While both sides have plenty to benefit, the Khalistanis are clearly unhappy with this deal. They feel that close ties between the European Union (EU)

By Dr. Jai G. Bansal On a typical weekend in many American cities, the Hindu presence is easy to see. Newly built temples rise in suburban landscapes. Diwali celebrations fill convention centers and public squares. Yoga studios, Sanskrit terms, and Hindu

By Lakshmi Rao As the Union Budget approaches, it is proposed that a rethink is needed on how interest income earned on Non-Resident External (NRE) and Foreign Currency Non-Resident (FCNR) deposits should be taxed. Under current provisions of the Income-tax Act, interest

By Shakeel Syed It is difficult to forget the visuals of more than a hundred Indian migrants deported to India on a US  military plane with hands tied and ankles chained. Their crime; less than proper documentation, a.k.a. undocumented or under-documented.  It

NEW DELHI -Taliban leader Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor's arrival in New Delhi to take over as Charge d'Affaires at the Afghan Embassy has been drawing criticism. In India, Kabul's representative is necessary for the thousands of Afghan refugees in India who

The United States often refuses to accept any trade that can even hypothetically affect "MAGA" interests, from oil to rice. A punitive tariff has already been imposed on India for purchasing "sanctioned" Russian oil, taking the total "reciprocal tariff" up to

Photo: StopAAPIHate By Jeevan Zutshi In the last few years, I’ve watched a worrying trend: people I know, neighbors and friends, are more anxious about being visibly Indian in public — about speaking Indian language in a store, about wearing a bindi

By Manjusha Kulkarni, Stop AAPI Hate & Chintan Patel, Indian American Impact An Indian American woman in Texas was at work when a customer started throwing things at her and yelled anti-Indian slurs, saying, “I am glad that Trump is deporting you.” This story, submitted this

From: Stop AAPI Hate South Asian communities are once again facing hate on multiple fronts — and this time, the danger feels sharper, louder, and more politically charged than ever. Anti-South Asian racism has been steadily rising for several years, fueled by

Designed by Freepik By Jeevan Zutshi I came to the United States more than fifty years ago, a young man full of hope and curiosity. Like many immigrants, I worked hard, raised a family, and made this country my home. Except for

Photo: SALDEF file photo By Ajay Bhutoria As the proud son of Indian immigrants who built their lives in Silicon Valley through hard work and unwavering determination, I have always believed in the American promise: that if you follow the rules, contribute

By Mohan Murti  As Indians schooled in the Queen’s English but raised in the Republic’s reality, we’ve turned the language of Shakespeare into something gloriously, unapologetically our own. We bend it, twist it, stretch it—and occasionally, reinvent it altogether. The result

By Salah Uddin and Shoaib Choudhury DHAKA -The United States looks poised to return to the very theatre it once abandoned: Bagram. What Washington calls a tactical correction could quickly become a strategic rupture for South Asia. A renewed US push

By Dhruv Jha NEW DELHI- On September 17th, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan took the world by surprise when they announced their Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement. The much-talked-about agreement formalizes the collective defense principle between the two Asian countries, which means that

Photo: YouTube Screengrab WFAA TV By Jeevan Zutshi In the sweltering summer of 2025, as monsoon rains lashed New Delhi, the Trump administration unleashed a policy blitz that has left Indo-US relations in tatters. What began as a bromance between Donald Trump

By NAVNEET S.CHUGH In the global economy, nations export oil, minerals, and manufactured goods—but India's most valuable export receives no invoice. Every year, thousands of India's brightest engineers, scientists, and technologists migrate to the United States on H-1B visas, carrying with

By Jayanta Bhattacharya NEW DELHI -In what can be seen as navigating the way on a dense foggy morning, the September 16 in-person meeting between trade negotiators from the United States and India is a step ahead in the right direction. Expectations

NEW DELHI- US President Donald Trump has announced a new agreement for joint development of Pakistan’s oil reserves, hailing it as a “significant beginning” to a long-term energy partnership. However, in the end, the US may find itself investing in

NEW DELHI- As the Middle East approaches a new boiling point, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) finds itself at the heart of an escalating geopolitical storm - from defending Israel against Iranian missile barrages to containing the reach of Chinese

A new executive order says that the government will only buy artificial intelligence models that are neutral and nonpartisan, but in reality the policy would require technology companies to conform to the administration’s ideology. By Amos Toh The president’s executive order dictating

By Neal Urwitz As up-and-coming potential allies go, India is at the top of the heap. It’s already the fifth-largest economy in the world; PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that by 2050, it will move up to the second spot. In 2024, U.S. trade

By D.C.Pathak NEW DELHI -Intelligence by definition is reliable information that tells you ‘what lies ahead,’ pointing to the ‘risks’ facing a nation or an organizational entity and also in the process indicating the ‘opportunities’ that could be availed of. In

DHAKA- Close monitoring of the Bangladesh-Pakistan relationship requires critical thinking. The bilateral relations have hastened due to the dynamics of internal politics within the two countries, along with an anti-India detestation. Pakistan, an ideological Islamic state, is linked to

ISLAMABAD- As Field Marshal Asim Munir wrapped up yet another high-profile visit to China, Pakistan's indispensable "iron brother," it carries an explicit message for both domestic and external audiences that Pakistan's top General is not just the Chief of Army

By D.C.Pathak Amidst criticism of US President Donald Trump for making Executive Directives a principal instrument of governance in a democratic dispensation, many announcements of the Trump Presidency seemed to be a part of the drive against bureaucratic corruption, avoidable administrative

By Navneet S. Chugh India harbors an ambitious dream: to ascend to the status of a first-world economic power by 2047, coinciding with a century of independence. Yet, this aspiration is severely hampered by a legal infrastructure that remains firmly rooted

By D.C. Pathak In India's view, the international scene today is marked by a certain tentativeness injected by US President Donald Trump’s approach to India and Pakistan. This is compounded by China's increased influence on India’s neighbors, India's continued need for

By Shakeel Syed Thomas Jefferson’s maxim, “the government you elect is the government you deserve” was right then and right now. Trump is transforming what is left of democracy into a democratic dictatorship and attempting to convert citizens as his subjects. While much

By D.C. Pathak, former Director, Intelligence Bureau of India The success of the Information Technology revolution marked a profound shift from the Industrial Age to the Age of Information. Now, with the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the world is witnessing

Photo: Brennan Center for Justice/Patrick. T.Fallon. By Kareem Crayton, Brennan Center For Justice Federal agents shoved a United States senator out of a news conference in Los Angeles on June 12, held him face down on the ground and handcuffed him —

By Jon Hochschartner Eventually, the current fascist tide will turn. President Donald Trump and his gang of would-be authoritarians will be out of power. When that day comes, there will undoubtedly be calls to turn the page on their lawlessness. We

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s second term has drawn criticism on three main fronts: his ‘America First’ policy edging the US toward isolationism, a focus on tariffs reinforcing his image as a business leader rather than a statesman,

Photo: White House By Shakeel SyedAs we sift through the debris of the last decade, America must ask itself if it agrees with President Trump’s claim that he is not a passing moment but an enduring movement.History has documented moments that

Photo: Freepik By Madanlal Gupta As Father’s Day approaches, many will pause to honor paternal love, sacrifice, and legacy. But beneath the surface of celebratory messages and traditional neckties lies a sobering national reality: a growing number of American boys are growing