Ritu Jha– Dancers promoting Indian culture, Krishna Bhajans, protests and people chanting “Modi” and “USA” created excitement around the 125,000-sqaure-foot NRG Stadium in Houston Sunday. Supporters from across the US flocked to “Howdy, Modi” hear Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump who said, “We are creating a history.” Trump got a […]
Partha Chakraborty- Just before entering Houston by road from Los Angeles on I-10, there is Wildcatter Saloon. Its Texas-sized grounds house a bar, an open air music venue and enough parking space to make biker gangs happy. Reformatted to a neighborhood spot around 2012, Wildcatter Saloon has seen several reincarnations. Wildcatter Saloon symbolizes grit […]
Ritu Jha- Policy announcements make for great headlines, but the devil is in the detail and execution is the hard part, remarked TiE Silicon Valley president BJ Arun as he headed to Houston, Texas, to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s grand community rally on Sunday, Sept 21. The rally at the NRG stadium is expected […]
Arul Louis- The U.S. State Department now appears to stand behind President Donald Trump’s claim that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate or arbitrate the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, moving away from a department official’s clarification that it considered it a bilateral issue. Asked by a reporter if there […]
Arul Louis(IANS)- Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who delved into the murky depths of the 2016 election looking for links between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia, has completed his probe and a tense nation awaits his findings that will profoundly affect the future of US politics. Mueller submitted his report on Friday evening to Attorney […]
Arul Louis (IANS)- The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of a controversial Indian American jurist, Neomi Rao, to an important judgeship that was vacated by an appointee to the Supreme Court. Her confirmation on Wednesday, March 14, came after days of opposition from both liberals and the hard right over her writings as an […]
Arul Louis(IANS) In the first high-level face-to-face India-US meeting after the Pulwama terrorist attack, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale discussed on Monday “the importance of bringing those responsible for the attack to justice and the urgency of Pakistan taking meaningful action against terrorist groups operating on its soil”, State […]
Arul Louis(IANS)- President Donald Trump declared a State of Emergency on Friday to fund his campaign promise of building a wall on the Mexican border after the Congress resolutely refused to give him the money he wanted. Trump backed away from his threat to again shut down the government if the legislature did not […]
IANS – US President Donald Trump has said that he has reached a deal to reopen the United States government and that he would sign a bill to fund the government until February 15. “We have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government,” Trump told an impromptu press conference […]
Arul Louis (IANS) President Donald Trump has taken aim at the 150 percent customs duty he says India charges on whiskey imported from the US as he pushes for a law to impose reciprocity in tariffs in his battle to cut trade deficits. At a meeting on Thursday with Republican lawmakers and his officials […]
