From Kuwait to US, the many woes of the Indian diaspora
From student to H-1B visas, the new US policies are a headache for Indians abroad. India Day parade in New York | Wikimedia Commons On Tuesday, the US agency Immigration…
Rights of the Indian Diaspora
Yes, PIOs are the moral responsibility of the GoI By RAJEEV SRINIVASAN Very few Indians in the U.S. are aware of the appalling death due to slow starvation of Khem…
Indians Hailed as Ideal Minorities, But Criticized for Not Supporting ‘Black Lives Matter’ Movement
Black Lives Matter – Why is the Indian diaspora in the US, UK and elsewhere not aggressively supporting the #BlackLivesMatter movement? A protester holds up a portrait of George Floyd…
MHA allows OCI card holders to enter India
Foreigners were restricted from visiting India ever since the nationwide lockdown was announced by PM Narendra Modi on 24 March to check the spread of Covid-19. Source: PTI The government…
Right to food in Indian context
"The Constitution of India has the right to everything, but in practice, the people have the right to nothing," In any rights system there are three distinct roles to be fulfilled:…
The remarkable political influence of the Indian diaspora in the US
And what the experience and example might hold for agrowing South Asian community in countries such as Australia. Holi Festival celebrations in Chicago (Photo: Bilgin S. Sasmaz via Getty) Early…
Indian-origin Business Leaders in the U.S. back ‘Black Lives Matter’, call for racial, gender justice
‘Black Lives Matter’ protesters gather at the Walt Disney Amphitheater at Lake Eola in Orlando, Florida. | Photo Credit: AP Focus is on what can be controlled, they say…
India puts new legal obligations on OCI Carholders with the CAA 2019
With this amendment, the government is looking to revise the terms of engagement with the diaspora. For just over a month, India has been fixated on the Citizenship Amendment Act…
PROBLEMS FACED BY INDIANS ABROAD – Question in Lok Sabha
PROBLEMS FACED BY INDIANS ABROAD†9. SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH: ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SWAIKAR: Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is maintaining a…
Recognizing the rights of domestic workers
Domestic work Domestic workers are one of the groups most vulnerable to exploitation, violence, harassment, and forced labour. International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition…