Melbourne, July 8 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to land in Melbourne later on Wednesday, members of the Indian diaspora expressed optimism that the Prime Minister’s visit to Australia will improve business ties between the two nations.Further, they appealed to PM Modi and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, to include topics like inclusivity and visa caps for foreign students during their bilateral talks.Australia India Chamber of Commerce’s (AICC) former CEO Nikita Kaur…
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Washington, July 5 (IANS) Prominent Indian American political leaders from across the ideological spectrum marked the United States’ 250th Independence Day by reflecting on their immigrant roots, their families’ journeys from India and their differing visions of America, while expressing gratitude for the opportunities the country has offered.Former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai recalled how his parents arrived in the United States in 1971 carrying little more than ho…
Washington, July 3 (IANS) Congressional Democrats have urged the Trump administration to reverse what they called a major shift in the US green card process, arguing that a new policy could force eligible applicants to seek permanent residence from abroad instead of adjusting their status while remaining in the United States.In a letter to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow, Democratic lawmakers led by Senator Alex Padilla, Senator Dick Durbin, Representative J…
Washington, June 30 (IANS) Delivering his remarks at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Leadership Summit, Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna sharply criticised President Donald Trump’s foreign and immigration policies while arguing that the India-US partnership should ultimately be anchored in shared democratic values rather than transactional interests.Khanna, who represents California’s Silicon Valley and is regarded as one of the Democratic Party’s leading voices on technology a…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) US lawmakers and national security experts this week agreed that China poses one of America’s most significant strategic challenges, but differed over how Washington should respond without undermining civil liberties, academic openness and the country’s ability to attract global talent.The debate unfolded during a hearing of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, where witnesses discussed issues ranging from technology theft and foreign investment t…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) A Congressional hearing on China’s influence operations turned into a heated debate over race, immigration and national security after a Democratic lawmaker accused a witness of promoting discriminatory views towards Chinese Americans. The sharpest exchange at the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hearing came when Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna challenged testimony by Michael Lucci, founder and chief executive of State Armor, over past remar…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that his department was expanding efforts to locate 450,000 migrant children he said were unaccounted for after being released to sponsors during the previous administration, adding that authorities had so far traced 147,000 of them.Testifying before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Mullin described the effort to locate vulnerable migrant children as the Department of Homeland Security’s to…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) The Trump administration has effectively closed the United States to asylum seekers and will continue expanding deportations, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said, outlining the administration’s hardline immigration agenda.In an exchange with reporters at the White House, Miller said the administration has entered into agreements with other countries to receive people seeking asylum instead of allowing them to remain in the United States.”I think what’…
Washington, May 24 (IANS) Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera sharply criticised the Trump administration’s new immigration policy that could force many Green Card applicants living legally in the United States to leave the country and complete the process abroad, calling it disruptive and harmful to families, workers and the American economy.“I strongly oppose the Trump administration’s disruptive decision to require many students, temporary visa holders, and other individuals seeking gr…
Washington, May 20 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration was pursuing intensive negotiations with Iran but warned Washington remained prepared to resume military operations if Tehran failed to agree to a deal preventing it from acquiring nuclear weapons.“There are two options, two pathways we can go down when it comes to the Iran situation,” Vance told reporters during a White House media briefing.“What the president of the United States has said is, number one, I…