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Taking the Paris process forward

Sep 9, 2016 - 8:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

The ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change by the United States and China, which together account for 38 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, provides much-needed momentum for the global compact to […]

Nothing seems to be out of bounds for the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump

Stop boring us, Mr. Trump

Sep 9, 2016 - 8:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

As the sole surviving super power, the United States demands the attention of the world. And every four years it enacts a long-running circus that often entertains the universe by its weirdness, if nothing else. […]

Ashok Vyas (The author is a writer, poet and a host with ITV. He can be reached at insightashok@yahoo.com)

A Rejoinder to George Abraham’s article – ‘RSS, BJP and India’s independence struggle’

Sep 9, 2016 - 8:27 am EDT George Abraham 1

George ji, You have invested lot of time and energy in sharing your views through this article. We are gifted as human beings to seek out that, which supports our point of view, some are better […]

An image of Mother Teresa hangs from the facade of St. Peter's in the Vatican. - Image Courtesy - CNN

Mother Teresa declared saint by Pope Francis at Vatican

Sep 4, 2016 - 1:10 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted her life to help the poor and needy, revered in India, has been declared a saint in a canonization Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican. Pope Francis […]

GANESH CHATURTHI

Sep 3, 2016 - 12:33 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Ganesha Chaturthi is the Hindu festival celebrated in honour of the god Ganesha, the elephant-headed. The festival, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla […]

Mother Teresa sainthood on Sunday

Sep 2, 2016 - 9:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Vatican City (TIP): Affectionately called the “saint of the gutters” during her lifetime, Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be made an official saint of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday (September 4), just 19 years […]

Recalling Mother Teresa’s Grace

Sep 2, 2016 - 9:07 am EDT I. S. Saluja 1

Mother Teresa will be canonized on September 4. The world seems to be converging at the Vatican to witness the historic occasion. President Obama has announced the presidential delegation for the ceremony. India, too, is […]

Mahatma Gandhi leads the Salt Satyagraha

RSS, BJP and India’s Independence Struggle

Sep 2, 2016 - 4:26 am EDT George Abraham 0

“Even during the British times, the Congress party would not have faced so much adversity that we, our dedicated workers, have gone through in 50-60 years,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the event of […]

Secretary Kerry’s visit: India unfurls its big power vision

Sep 2, 2016 - 3:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The military agreement signed with the US (LEMOA) has stolen all the thunder in two recent high-level interactions with the US. The spin seems to make the agreement the epitome of Indo-US ties because of […]

Donald Trump's ratings have spiraled down.Clinton's favorable/unfavorable rating is 41 percent/53 percent, while Trump's is 33 percent favorable / 61 percent unfavorable, according to a Quinnipiac University survey released Thursday, August 25.

Method in US Madness

Aug 26, 2016 - 8:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

It is possible to sense relief, even guarded optimism, among US Democrats and right-thinking people everywhere. Donald Trump, the tycoon and political neophyte, who swept to the Republican nomination despite the hostility of party stalwarts, has […]

A Bharatiya Parivar Bill: The ‘rent-a-womb’ practice to go

Aug 26, 2016 - 8:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

In a bid to check commercialization of surrogacy, the new draft Bill approved by the Union Cabinet has gone to another extreme. It aims to reinforce the traditional idea of Bharatiya Parivar, allowing a mami, chachi […]

The Paranoid Art of Nationalism

Aug 26, 2016 - 8:43 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

A great scholar once claimed that patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels. If he had lived another hundred years, he could have added that the nation state is the first home of the insecurely authoritarian. […]

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Diwali Stamp Project Chairperson Ranju Batra announced that the Diwali Stamp will be unveiled on October 5 at the Indian Consulate. Seen in the picture, from L to R: Prof. Indrajit Saluja, Neeta Bhasin, Rajeev Sharma, Vandana Sharma, Regional Manager Air India, Ranju Batra, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Kamlesh Mehta, Consul General Riva Ganguly Das, Pal Dhillon, Ravi Batra, Harpreet Singh Toor, Sudhir Vaishnav, Srujal Parikh -- Photo/ Mohammed Jaffer-SnapsIndia

US Honors Indian Festival of Lights: Issues Commemorative Diwali Stamp

Aug 26, 2016 - 4:53 am EDT I. S. Saluja 0

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): What gift could have been better than the US magnanimously offering a Diwali Commemorative Stamp? The gift hasn’t come easily. It took a seven- year relentless effort by Ranju Batra, Chairperson […]

Talk is not sedition: Case against Amnesty International premature

Aug 19, 2016 - 8:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

A case of sedition has been registered against Amnesty International India in Bangalore after it organized an event to highlight alleged human rights violations in Kashmir. Charges under the very ambiguous Section 124-A of the IPC have […]

Seven members of a Dalit family were allegedly beaten up by a group of gau rakshaks for skinning a dead cow in Una town of Gir Somnath district in Gujarat, July 18.

BJP, Dalits, and the ‘Cow politics.’

Aug 19, 2016 - 8:27 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 23

In these four years, I also saw with, some disquiet, forces of divisiveness and intolerance trying to raise their ugly head. Attacks on weaker sections that militate against our national ethos are aberrations that need to […]

Point Counterpoint – Hillary Clinton Immigration Policies Would Widely Benefit the South Asian Community

Aug 19, 2016 - 8:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Donald Trump’s criticism of Khizr and Ghazala Khan, Pakistani American parents of the United States Army Captain Humayun Khan who was killed in action in Iraq, has raised red flags in the South Asian community. Trump […]

Point Counterpoint – TRUMP WILL BE A BETTER SUPPORT FOR INDIA THAN HILLARY CLINTON

Aug 19, 2016 - 8:25 am EDT Dave Makkar 1

Hillary will be an extension of Obama Administration a proven anti-India administration. Since April 2015 to March 2016 only Obama gave most sophisticated military hardware worth of $ 1.62 Billion to Pakistan despite strong opposition from […]

India's Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar unfurls the Indian National Flag at the Indian Consulate in New York, August 15, 2016. Looking on is Consul General Riva Ganguly Das, to Minister's left. Photo/ Moahmmed Jaffer-SnapsIndia

Enthusiasm Marks Celebrations of India’s 70th Independence Day

Aug 19, 2016 - 8:12 am EDT I. S. Saluja 1

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The 70th Independence Day of India was celebrated with great enthusiasm with parades, flag hoisting and music concerts at a number of places all over the Tri-State area of New York, […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day in New Delhi. Photo : courtesy PTI

Modi asserts importance of good governance in Independence Day Address

Aug 19, 2016 - 6:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): In what can be viewed as a significantly aggressive shift in India’s foreign policy, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi attacked Pakistan over alleged human rights abuses in Balochistan, Gilgit and “occupied” Kashmir, probably a […]

Donald Trump said Thursday that he meant exactly what he said when he called President Barack Obama the "founder of ISIS"

WHY TRUMP’S CRAZY TALK ABOUT OBAMA AND ISIS MATTERS

Aug 12, 2016 - 10:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

On Thursday, August 11 morning, Donald Trump doubled down on his latest verbal outrage: the claim that President Obama was the “founder” of ISIS Actually, the Republican Presidential nominee tripled down. Appearing on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” […]

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel share sweets at CMO before taking charge as the Gujarat Chief Minister at Gandhinagar on Monday. - Image - PTI

Beyond the Gandhinagar drama

Aug 12, 2016 - 10:10 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

Eleven months ago this column had reflected on the long-term corrosion the Patels’ agitation for reservations had caused to the durability of the so-called Gujarat Model. Predictably, there was this familiar chorus of denunciation and denigration: […]

Turkey talks tough with the EU

Aug 12, 2016 - 10:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Turkey’s European Union Affairs Minister, Omer Celik, has yet again said his country cannot overhaul its counter-terrorism laws in return for visa-free travel facilities for Turks. The much-derided quid pro quo forms part of the deal […]

India’s Independence Day belongs to all Indians and all people who wish India well

Aug 12, 2016 - 8:33 am EDT Ravi Batra 0

As an American proud of my Indian ancestry, and my name unchanged, I am more than merely delighted that these United States and India have found a durable rhythmic tune, geopolitical and strategic in nature, bound […]

West Virginia based eminent ophthalmologist and founder of the Eye Foundation of America Dr. VK Raju

The Eye Foundation of America Founder Dr. V K Raju and Dr. Ahmad Kheirkhah invited to deliver lectures at University of Baroda

Aug 5, 2016 - 10:55 am EDT I. S. Saluja Comments Off

NEW YORK (TIP): Dr. VK Raju and Dr. Ahmad Kheirkhahvisited the University of Baroda by invitation. On Sunday, 31st July and 1st of August,2016 they gave lectureson five subjects which included Artificial Cornea; Pandemic of […]

The Russian Angle in US Elections – What we know so far…

Aug 5, 2016 - 7:30 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau Comments Off

The intrusion into the Democratic National Committee’s computers, allegedly by Russian hackers, has put a renewed spotlight on Donald Trump’s connections to Russia and its leader, Vladimir Putin. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has slammed […]