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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicIndian-origin

Topic: Indian-origin

Defending India is not the dharma of Indian-origin CEOs in US. It could backfire

Lobbying from Indian-origin CEOs, especially when there is direct interface between the US and India at the political level, is neither desirable nor necessary.

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

How suppressed FBI note freed Indian-origin man who spent 4 decades in US jail for 1980 murder

Freed from prison on 3 October, 64-yr-old Subramanyam Vedam has now been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and faces possible deportation to India.

The Indian diaspora is under attack. What has gone wrong?

From Indian-origin people being kicked out of Uganda overnight to facing racism in Canada and the UK today, these instances offer lessons for the Indian diaspora.

4 months after fentanyl arrests, 6 Indian-origin men held in $48 mn cocaine bust in Canada

Arrests come amid Canadian crackdown on international drug trafficking networks. Last November, RCMP arrested one Gaganpreet Randhawa in what was termed ‘largest’ drug lab bust.

Jailed for threats to Sikhs, story of Indian-American Bhushan Athale & his descent into hate

Athawale, originally from Nanded in Maharashtra, has been sentenced to 26 months in federal prison for issuing threats against employees of a Sikh non-profit.

Activist Zahack Tanvir arrested in Saudi Arabia for anti-Pakistan posts released, thanks India

Originally from Hyderabad, Tanvir was arrested in December 2023 for social media posts that Saudi officials thought could harm ties with Pakistan.

Fact check: Indian-origin man didn’t start fire in LA. Fake videos are viral on social media

An official statement by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) corroborated news reports that identified the apprehended individual as a Mexican citizen, Juan Manuel Sierra.

3 Indian-origin engineers behind iPhone 16’s newest features shine at Apple keynote

Product manager Piyush Pratik, manager of camera hardware engg Paulom Shah, V-P of Apple's silicon engg group Sribalan Santhanam significantly contributed to phone’s cutting-edge tech.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.