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What Kamala Harris means for South Asian Americans and US South Asia policy
By Akbar Ahmed and Amitav Acharya The election of the Biden-Harris ticket in the US Presidential election is a moment of reckoning for the South Asian community in the US and the US policy towards South...Nov 13, 2020 855 0 -
Biden is now President-Elect; Kamala Harris the first woman to be Vice President
Democratic Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States while Kamala Harris will be the first woman in American history to make it to the office of vice presidency. After four days of...Nov 7, 2020 828 0 -
Kamala Haaris as VP pick generates enthusiasm among Americans of South Asian origin
Senator Kamila Harris, who has been picked as running mate by presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, is a star on the rise known for strong positions on national and foreign policy issues. As the first black candidate...Aug 12, 2020 976 0 -
Affirmative Action and diverse communities
African American and Hispanic communities have been the largest beneficiaries ...Read MoreAug 6, 2023 471 0 -
Biden proclaims Juneteenth as federal holiday
In a landmark moment of American history, President Joe Biden proclaimed June19th as a federal holiday, reminding his fellow Americans of the power of that the emancipation of the Black people holds for the nation. Surrounded...Jun 19, 2021 673 0 -
Despite gains, the goal of gender parity in world parliaments remains elusive
The election of Kamala Harris as vice president of the United States has been hailed as a great milestone towards women’s rise to the high political office. Vice President Kamala Harris is constitutionally also now the...Mar 6, 2021 1046 0 -
US COVID death toll reaches 500,000 grim milestone; Biden vows resolute fight
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris marked a moment of silence as the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus reached the grim milestone of 500,000 on Monday. “Today, we mark a truly grim, heartbreaking...Feb 23, 2021 712 0 -
Biden begins presidency with call for unity on ‘democracy’s day’
President Joe Biden began his term in office expressing a profound sense of the challenges awaiting him – from coronavirus outbreak to political fissures – as he vowed to work for the unity of the nation....Jan 21, 2021 474 0 -
Democrats secure control of Senate with Georgia runoff wins
President-elect is all set to advance his legislative agenda with the Democratic control of the U.S. Senate after securing victories in two Georgia runoff contests. Democratic Raphael Warnock’s victory of Republican Kelly Loeffler and Jon Ossoff’s...Jan 7, 2021 583 0 -
India likely to be a key part of Biden’s foreign policy
Now that the all-consuming debate on who will be better for New Delhi — Donald Trump or Joe Biden — is settled, India-watchers here have moved on to the next set of questions. They are: what...Nov 20, 2020 723 0