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It was a great honor for India when Indian women peacekeepers in Liberia were honored with medals for their courage and service in maintenance of peace and security in the West African country, January, 2016

Feminine Divinity, Symbolism of Shakti and Women’s Empowerment in Contemporary India

Jun 10, 2016 - 6:11 am EDT @theindpanorama Comments Off

Since 1947, India has been somewhat isolated globally because it stands alone and is not part of any of the usual groups or clubs. India is not a white or western country, it is not […]

PM Modi in USA: Symphony, Inseparable Partnership

Jun 10, 2016 - 5:21 am EDT Ravi Batra 1

“India played a key role in 1773 Boston Tea Party and lost 5000 men, women and children to Lord Cornwallis upon his arrival in India after losing to George Washington. Today (June 7), destiny was […]

Sri Chinmoy meets with Muhammad Ali on 9/29/1977

Muhammad Ali: Indomitable Hero Within and Without

Jun 10, 2016 - 5:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

For decades Muhammad Ali and spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy established a close friendship based on their shared love of God and dedication to fitness and sports. During their meeting on the morning of Ali’s title […]

Bracing for a #Trump Presidency

Jun 10, 2016 - 4:55 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 2

“In 2008, the two presidential gladiators forced the Americans to think about what the United States was all about; the Obama victory only aggravated the American society and its political divisions. The 2016 contest, too, […]

Modi’ in US: Standard templates unable to paint grand vision

Jun 10, 2016 - 1:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had his biggest outing of the year in addressing the US Congress in Washington on Wednesday. Shorn of the atmospherics, Modi seems to have missed the moment to get counted as […]

Human Rights Abuses: a recurring alarm on Modi’s travels abroad

Jun 7, 2016 - 3:02 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

As Prime Minister Modi arrives on his fourth visit to the U.S. in the last two years, U.S. lawmakers have sharply criticized India’s human rights record. In a speech in New Delhi, U.S. Senator Benjamin […]

OPERATION BLUESTAR: 32 YEARS ON, PAINFUL SCARS REMAIN

Jun 6, 2016 - 8:46 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

It’s often described as a watershed moment in Indian history-the government of the day ordering a military assault on Sikhism’s holiest shrine, unleashing a chain of events that included a rare revolt in the disciplined Indian […]

Mr. George Maragos with seniors at a Seniors Center

We are serious in promoting Minority and women in businesses: George Maragos – Nassau County Comptroller

Jun 5, 2016 - 10:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

More often than not Mr. Maragos has been caught in controversies, much because of the nature of his job. Recently, he was embroiled in a running argument with Nassau County Police Chief over his audit […]

Davinder Singh, 47 was shot dead at his gas station in Newark, New Jersey May 30th in an obvious hate crime.

47-year-old Sikh man shot dead in New Jersey: family suspects hate crime

Jun 3, 2016 - 7:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEWARK, NJ (TIP): A Sikh man was shot dead at his gas station in Newark, New Jersey, May 30th, in an incident described as a hate crime by his family, who believe he was killed […]

Beyond Gulbarg Massacre

Jun 3, 2016 - 7:18 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Lumpens’ patrons remain unrebuked Fourteen years after a Hindu mob felt emboldened enough to set afire an entire Muslim neighborhood, called Gulbarg Society, in Ahmedabad, some kind of justice has been promised by a court. […]

International Yoga Day at Times Square, New York, June 21, 2015. Photo /Mohammed Jaffer-SnapsIndia

THE IMPULSE TOWARDS TRANSCENDENCE

Jun 3, 2016 - 7:17 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

REACHING BEYOND THE EGO-PERSONALITY The desire to transcend the human condition, to go beyond our ordinary consciousness and personality, is a deeply rooted impulse that is as old as self-aware humanity. We can see it […]

The Pakistan army continues to control that country's India policy

Our Karmic Confusion on #Pakistan

Jun 3, 2016 - 7:16 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Modi has displayed great skill in moving ‘forwards and backwards’ In the first two years of his term Prime Minister Narendra Modi @narendramodi has devoted time, energy and attention to the conduct of foreign policy. […]

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos

We Need Powerful Economic Engines in Nassau County: Comptroller Maragos

May 28, 2016 - 7:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

More often than not Mr. Maragos has been caught in controversies, much because of the nature of his job. Recently, he was embroiled in a running argument with Nassau County Police Chief over his audit report […]

PA and PTA Elections are underway

May 27, 2016 - 10:48 am EDT Carmen Fariña 0

Parents are our partners in lifting up each school community and ensuring students receive a high quality education. A parent’s involvement can come in many different ways – through participation on a committee, leading school tours, […]

English proficiency is key to immigrant success

May 27, 2016 - 9:37 am EDT Melissa Mark-Viverito 1

In New York, providing support for our immigrant communities is personal. Four out of 10 City residents are immigrants and collectively contributed close to $260 billion to the Big Apple’s economy in 2015. What is more, […]

PM Narendra Modi had endorsed former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's mantra of jambhooriyat, insaniyat and Kashmiriyat that had struck a chord in Kashmir. Two years on, the hype is yet to get translated into action.

Modi’s Kashmir score card: Do walk the talk

May 27, 2016 - 9:30 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

Kashmir is a difficult and challenging terrain for any Prime Minister of the country. It builds personalities who seize opportunities and introduce appealing concepts of their respective brand of politics in a bold fashion- as did […]

Modi keeps hope alive

May 27, 2016 - 9:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

In the advertisement campaign unleashed on completing two years in office Prime Minister Modi claims: “My country is changing, moving forward”. Half the population of the country does not share his optimism, going by a survey […]

India in Global Economy

May 27, 2016 - 12:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Dr. Subramanian Swamy who was elected to the Rajya Sabha recently by the BJP gave an enlightening talk in the Capital on “India in Global Economy”. The program was organized by the Delhi Study Group (a […]

Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims still waiting for Democracy

May 26, 2016 - 5:55 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 3

Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her “non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights”. Back then, she was a campaigner for those things, spending a total of 15 […]

Rouhani, centre, hosts a meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, left, and Afghan President

India, Iran and Afghanistan sign trade corridor deal

May 26, 2016 - 2:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

India, Iran and Afghanistan have signed a tripartite agreement to turn the Iranian port of Chabahar into a transit hub bypassing Pakistan, which has been the only route for war-stricken Afghanistan to the Indian Ocean. […]

“I’m answerable to the public, to you, the voters” Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos

May 20, 2016 - 10:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

More often than not Mr. Maragos has been caught in controversies, much because of the nature of his job. Recently, he was embroiled in a running argument with Nassau County Police Chief over his audit report […]

Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das, in less than 3 months of taking over as the Consul General of India in New York, has created an imprint of her own.

‘Trade and commerce is going to be a big focus of my work during my tenure’: Ambassador Das

May 20, 2016 - 9:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das took over as India’s Consul General in New York on March 7, 2016. A little over two months later, in her first ever exclusive interview to a publication in the United […]

PM Narendra Modi with BJP ministers and party veteran LK Advani

2 Years of Modi Government Show We Should Be Worried

May 20, 2016 - 7:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

When a new government takes over, people have a lot of expectations. The government’s success is measured in terms of initiatives it has taken to permanently alter the fundamentals in social, political and intellectual domains. […]

BJP expands, Cong shrinks

May 20, 2016 - 7:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Thursday’s assembly election results reveal an unmistakable trend: the BJP has expanded its footprint to Assam, while the Congress is on the retreat. After the Delhi and Bihar setbacks the Modi-Amit Shah duo has regained […]

Harendra Singh has defaulted on $15 mn loans

May 20, 2016 - 7:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Harendra Singh’s lenders have demanded that the town pay more than $14.6 million after Singh defaulted on loans guaranteed by the town of Oyster Bay, according to media reports. Town of Oyster […]