25 July 2014; Washington D.C.: Today Senators Mark Warner, John Cornyn, Tim Kaine, Jim Risch made Senate History by sponsoring a resolution strongly supporting a Congressional invitation for a Joint Session of Congress address by Indian Prime Minister Modi during his September 2014 visit to the United States. Consistent with…
What then is common between former Indian Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh? They have all addressed joint sessions of the Congress. And that surely is monumental and an occasion to cherish. With the confirmation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US, what one…
The new government which is just two months into its term is changing the economic future of the country, and bringing about significant changes in the Geopolitical and strategic scenario. There is optimism in the stock market, whose turnaround in the last 3-4 months has been nothing less than spectacular,…
Washington, July 16, 2014: Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs) Hearing reviewed ways to jump start US-India bilateral relations. USINPAC activists who are spear-heading the organization’s grassroots campaign to schedule a Joint Session of Congress by Indian Prime Minister Modi…
July 2014 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s persuasive skills will be put to test, when he visits the US which is to emerge as a major LNG exporter. India is hoping that the US will agree to sell LNG to the country by exempting it from the requirement of a compulsory…
Washington, June 23, 2014: The U.S. India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) announced today that momentum has been building on a State-by-State grassroots campaign for Congressional invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a Joint Session of Congress during his first US visit as a Head of State. USINPAC…
June 2014 Noted expatriate Indians Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing his first month in office. A statement from United States India Political Action Committee (USIPAC), signed by Lord Meghnad Desai and other Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) winning overseas Indians, said they were looking forward to “engaging…
June 2014 Indian-American groups have launched a campaign to win more lawmakers’ support for a move to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint session of US Congress when he visits US in September. The ball was set rolling last week with Ed Royce, Republican chairman of…
Washington, June 05, 2014: Today, the US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) greeted with great joy the announcement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States, which is in quick succession to his inauguration on May 26, 2014 as the fifteenth Prime Minister of India. The Prime Minister’s…
May 26, 2014 Dear Editor: I take issue with Washington Post’s portrayal of India’s Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi and India (“Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi sworn in as India’s prime minister,” Post, May 26, 2014). First, one correction. The backdrop of his oath-taking, Rashtrapati Bhavan, is not the Prime Minister’s…
