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Topic: Indian American

6 in 10 Indian Americans likely to vote Harris, but support for Democrats has weakened, survey finds

Survey by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace shows that while about 1 in 2 Indian Americans still identify themselves as Democrats, the number has come down from 2020.

How small Indian-American community is contributing to US economy, wielding influence

Report by San Francisco-based non-profit Indiaspora and BCG finds that 5 mn-strong community pays 5-6% of all income taxes in US, approximately to tune of $250-300 billion.

Indian-American Riddhi Patel, arrested for ‘murder’ threats to city officials, sacked by employer

Patel's former employer, the Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment (CRPE), says it unequivocally condemns any threats of violence or unethical behaviour.

‘US soil being used for terrorist activities against India’: Indian Americans tell FBI, DoJ

In a meeting with federal agencies, the community leaders expressed concern over increasing hate crimes against Hindus and the law enforcement's ability to take any action.

Those of Indian descent are part of the American dream. Attacks on them must be taken seriously

In recent history, hate crimes against those of Indian descent in the US can be traced back to 1980s when a gang known as ‘Dotbusters’ targeted Indian Americans in New York-New Jersey.

Stop taking pride in Indian-origin politicians abroad. Many are phonies & racists

Many Indian politicians abroad are unscrupulous apologists for racism and empire. Look at Suella Braverman and Vivek Ramaswamy.

‘Promising candidate’: Elon Musk praises Indian-American US presidential candidate Ramaswamy

Ramaswamy is the third Indian-American — along with Nikki Haley & Hirsh Vardhan Singh — who will be up against former president Donald Trump in the primaries in January next year.

86% Indian Americans view US favourably while 76% have positive opinion of India, finds Pew survey

A total of 7,006 American Asian adults took part in the survey, of which only 33% had favourable views on India. The opinion on China was predominantly negative.

Doniger, Truschke, Pollock didn’t ‘kill’ Sanskrit. Brahmins did

Indian Americans who have written 'Ten Heads of Ravana' aim to decolonise the Indian mindset. Why do they not send their children to Sanskrit schools in India but to prestigious universities in US?

Indian-American eighth-grader Dev Shah wins 2023 US Spelling Bee Championship

The 14-year-old from Florida won the competition in his third attempt by correctly spelling the word 'psammophile'. He has received a prize of $50,000.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.