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Sunday , September 5, 2010
The quiet mover: Ronen Sen, 2008-10-15
Several people, including few in the media, believed that when he would finish his tenure in March 2009, he would be walking away with nothing more than a Mango in his hand. However, when Ronen Sen's tenure ends, he will have walked away with things that no top Indian envoy has even dreamt of. Beside the Indo-US nuclear deal, his achievements would include the setting in motion the final draw of more than thirty years of sanctions. more >

An evening with General JJ, 2008-10-06
Smiling faces are rare on Wall Street these days and it is quite obvious as several companies have collapsed or have been forced to close down due to America's worst ever financial crisis in past few decades. more >

What Indian American leaders told the PM?, 2008-10-01
On the evening of September 26, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who turned 76 on that day, invited a select group of about two-dozen Indian American to his hotel to listen to their views on a wide range of discussion including the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, image of India in this country and their role in improving Indo-US relationship. more >

Congress begins deliberation on N-deal, 2008-09-19
It was in December 2006 that the US Congress during its "Lame Duck" Session gave conditional approval to the historic civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between India and the United States. more >

Bomb blasts worry Indian Americans, 2008-07-29
Not more than a week ago Indian Americans were hooked up to World Wide Web, which is their primary source of news related to India, as they were anxious to know the outcome of vote of confidence in parliament. more >

Indian techies hit by US recession, 2008-07-23
A friend of mine, this past week, called me on my cell to give me a bad news. "I lost my job," she told me. "What?" I asked. "Yes, the boss called me this morning to inform that the company no longer needs my services. Now I am without a job," she said. more >

Indian Americans for UPA's survival, 2008-07-21
If there was one wish which any Indian American today was asked to make as the Parliament starts debating the confidence motion of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh it would be its successful passage, even if it is by one vote. more >

Jumping the Obama bandwagon, 2008-07-14
Now that Senator Barack Obama has bagged the Democratic presidential nomination - formalities would be completed during party's convention next month. Obama has been leading almost all polls against his Republican rival Senator John McCain; and there is a rush among the Indian American community leaders to join his bandwagon. more >

In Columbus' India: 'I Love Niagara, 2008-07-08
About a fortnight ago, an American friend of mine asked me a question: "Why do, so many Indians go to Niagara Falls?" I did not give any reply, as I thought he was just kidding. more >

Goodwill hunting in Columbus' India, 2008-06-16
Nearly two and half years ago I had an opportunity to visit Larimore, a small little town with a population of about 1,500, in North Dakota near the Canadian border. The purpose was to meet a Catholic priest from Kerala, who was living and serving in a town church. He is still there when I checked this time. more >

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