Obama the first Asian-American president? 4/27/2009 10:18:26 AM
Barack Obama made history as the first African-American president but in his first 100 days he has also shown himself to be America's most Asian leader yet, community members say.
US Congress listens to the Indo-Americans about Pakistan terrorism 4/27/2009 10:11:19 AM
Indo-American community welcomed a bill now making its way in Congress that is led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), which seeks to condition aid to Pakistan on that country's cooperation in combating terrorism.
House Bill Increases Pak Aid With Proviso on Terrorism 4/27/2009 10:05:41 AM
Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee, introduced legislation Apr. 2 that would increase aid to Pakistan but with the stipulation that the White House must verify that the country's military is not supporting terrorist organizations, including those that have attacked India.
Community lobbies lawmakers on Pak 2/13/2009 4:47:58 AM
In a collective effort reminiscent of that carried out by the Indian American community to get the Indo-US Nuclear Deal passed, the community has united once again to lobby American lawmakers to adopt a tougher line on terrorism emanating out of Pakistan after the Mumbai terror attacks. Nearly 200 representatives of the community affiliated to nine national organizations from across the country that formed the Indian American Task Force (IATF) launched the "Washington Chalo" campaign by converging on Capitol Hill on Jan 27 to meet with US lawmakers and urge them to make any aid to Pakist
India lobbies hard in US to stay ahead 2/13/2009 4:45:56 AM
As the Obama administration slowly unveils its policy towards the Indian subcontinent, India is sparing no efforts to ensure that its relationship with the new dispensation remains on the same trajectory as under the Republicans.
