As India’s national elections reach the finishing line, it is an opportune time to repair relations with the U.S. that were strained by the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York in December. But there’s a big catch: Washington’s uneasy relationship with the man expected to become India’s…
The American equation with India’s next possible Prime Minister
Obama should seize opportunity to invite Modi to White house
April 2014 With results of the nine phases Lok Sabha elections due on May 16, and the likelihood, as projected by media, that Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Narendra Modi could be the next Prime Minister, many voices in the United States are counseling the White House that it should pay…
USINPAC sets record straight about India at Congressional Hearing
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and Congressman Faleomavaega weigh-in Washington, DC, April 9 —USINPAC members continue to be very concerned about the facts and findings of the Tom Lantos Commission. USINPAC Chairman Sanjay Puri stated, “The panel that was queried by house members on Friday chose to ignore the fact that not…
Taking Stock of the Modi Wave
The verdict is out. We have witnessed history being made. The citizens of India have given their mandate. It is after 30 years that a party has won the elections riding on the power of absolute majority. Clearly what no one had imagined, NaMo had foreseen. As the Congress nose…
USINPAC welcomes the decision of Ambassador Powell to meet Narendra Modi
US embassy says it looks forward to working closely with next Indian government 13 Feb 2014; Washington D.C.: US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC), the leading advocacy organization representing over 3 million Indian Americans in the US appreciated the meeting between US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell and BJP’s Prime…
US gears up for life after UPA eclipse, rethink on Modi visa issue possible
December 2013 The US establishment appears to be gearing up for the eclipse of the Congress Party-led UPA government, going by various pronouncements in the administration, in the Congress, and in the media. Some of this sentiment is reflected in the backsliding in Washington DC over a controversial resolution in…
Setting the record straight about Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi
Chairman of Foreign Relations Committee Cong. Royce weighs in on H. Res. 417 08 Dec 2013; Washington DC.: On November 18, 2013, Congressman Joe Pitts and Congressman Frank Wolf introduced H. Res. 417, a Resolution intended to influence India’s upcoming elections by focusing on the 2002 Gujarat riots some 11…