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My Expectations in the New Year

Jan 8, 2016 - 1:59 am EST @theindpanorama 1

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We all have expectations in the New Year. What am I waiting for in 2016? What are my expectations in 2016? From expecting riches to name and fame to the loftier expectations of discovering one-self, […]

India's Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar (Right) and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter hold a joint press conference after their meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, December 10, 2015.

2015: A Year of Work-in-Progress for Defense

Jan 8, 2016 - 1:26 am EST @theindpanorama 1

One does not know what the Ministry of Defense (MoD) set out to achieve in the calendar year 2015 or the current financial year that will draw to a close in another three months (in March, […]

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS IN 2015

Jan 8, 2016 - 12:21 am EST @theindpanorama 1

YEAR after Years, men with exceptional qualities of head and heart have come up with ideas, inventions and creations which have enriched the human world. Their rich contributions have made the world a better and happier […]

Year in Review
2015’s biggest moments for online India

Jan 8, 2016 - 12:00 am EST @theindpanorama 1

See Year in Review: 2015 for the complete lowdown on 2015’s biggest moments for online India. Top 10 Most-Searched Male Celebrities 1. Salman Khan 2. Yo Yo Honey Singh 3. Shahid Kapoor 4. Aamir Khan […]

Iran and Saudi Arabia: Islamic Intolerance or Oil Intolerance | In-depth Coverage & Analysis

Jan 5, 2016 - 2:46 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Saudi Arabia has announced it is severing diplomatic ties with Iran following Saturday’s (January 2) attack on its embassy in Tehran during protests against executions in the kingdom. Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, made […]

Detail from a US visa document. Selective focus with point of focus in the center of the picture.

NEW OBAMA ACTION COULD INCREASE PERMANENT WORK PERMITS

Jan 3, 2016 - 5:44 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

President Obama issued a new executive action that would grant work permits to foreign workers who are in the country on temporary work visas and have applied for employment-based green cards if implemented. The action […]

American Pilgrimage making waves in US

Jan 1, 2016 - 3:33 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Released this past fall on Universal Music Classics, American Pilgrimage, an album of Indian melody and jazz improvisation, has ascended to No. 8 on the Indian Jazz Charts on iTunes. The track ‘Kesariya’ has been featured on Spotify’s Jazz Playlist […]

Prabhu Dayal serves hot Karachi Halwa

Jan 1, 2016 - 3:22 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Why would Zia want to climb five floors of a hotel? Why did someone think Zia could fix his TV? Was Zia practicing Urine therapy? What did Christopher Lee and Alyque Padamsee […]

Finding a Niche in the Emerging World Order

Dec 31, 2015 - 7:43 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apparently impromptu visit to Lahore on Christmas day is readily explained by the need to contain the Taliban and ensure regional stability and connectivity in the ‘Heart of Asia’ after the US-led […]

What does it mean to be young in today’s India?

Dec 31, 2015 - 7:39 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

The debate on youth power seemed to veer around the familiar terrains of older conservatism versus newer irresponsibilities, the idealism then, waywardness now, a laidback world then, a rapidly aspirational generation fuelled by ever-changing technology now. […]

The on-off ties with the US

Dec 31, 2015 - 7:37 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

Travelling from east to west in the US, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, gave one an occasion to see the world’s sole superpower totally preoccupied in dealing with the aftermath of a terrorist strike. This […]

Cost of Piracy

Dec 31, 2015 - 7:31 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

An Indian firm will pay a fairly hefty restitution to the state of California for using pirated software. This unauthorized use, according to the state’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris, gave the company unfair advantage and also […]

In Conversation with Ambassador Asoke K Mukerji

Dec 29, 2015 - 12:00 am EST I. S. Saluja 1

New York: The Indian Panorama’s Publisher & Editor Prof. Indrajit S Saluja in conversation with Ambassador Asoke K. Mukerji – Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations – December 2015

Pramukh Swami Maharaj: Celebrating 95 years of Spiritual Service – #BAPS

Dec 26, 2015 - 8:29 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Parsippany,NJ celebrated the 95th birthday of their guru, His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj on December 19, 2015. Devotees came together to commemorate the many years Pramukh Swami Maharaj has […]

National Herald case: Is there an oblique political objective of the BJP?

Dec 18, 2015 - 2:18 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

India is once again in the throes of another political storm of great magnitude that threatens not only to setback the current legislative agenda of the Parliament’s winter session but may also permanently fracture the trust […]

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

Mock Tale: Ministry to monitor Intolerance

Dec 18, 2015 - 2:09 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

Good morning, good evening or good night! Based on the time, when you are reading this piece. Greeting you as per your time to prove my tolerance of your point of view. Considering the consideration with […]

Jaitley’s DDCA affairs

Dec 18, 2015 - 2:06 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

The controversy over the CBI searching the office of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal perfectly illustrates why politicians must not get involved with sports administration, especially cricket, which is flush with money and vulnerable to corruption. […]

Arts Matter

Dec 18, 2015 - 2:01 pm EST Carmen Fariña 0

The power of dance, music, theater, and visual arts can impact our kids tremendously. As a teacher I saw this firsthand in the classroom when I incorporated the arts into my lessons – students beamed and […]

Nirbhaya Case – Stop this Shame – Respect & Protect Women

Nirbhaya Case – Should the Juvenile Convict be freed?

Dec 15, 2015 - 1:23 am EST Karan Beri 0

An incident that shook the conscience of India. It was a blot on humanity, it was a test of the Justice system & our morality. It was reflective of the barbarity that ‘humans turned animals’ […]

Why Being the Loudest Makes You the Weakest

Donald Trump Vs. Adolf Hitler

Dec 11, 2015 - 2:01 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

After Trump’s call to ban Muslims from America drew comparisons with the Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler, some have started refereeing to him as “The New Fuhrer”. A spokesperson for the Council on America-Islamic Relations compared Trump’s […]

Reviving Indo-Pak talks

Dec 11, 2015 - 1:55 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

The lessons learnt from the Indo-Pak joint statement at Ufa finally produced a breakthrough in Islamabad. The clincher was the hush-hush meeting in Bangkok. It produced a joint statement clearly spelling out all issues both sides […]

German Leader Angela Merkel is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

Dec 11, 2015 - 1:04 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, has been named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2015. She is the fourth woman to win the award since its inception in 1927 – until […]

Stirring the communal pot | Crushing a minority’s way of life will only lead to more alienation

Dec 11, 2015 - 12:00 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Since November 13, when seven coordinated attacks in Paris causing 130 deaths, reminiscent of the 26/11 carnage in Mumbai in 2008, shook Europe and made the world pause, public opinion in Western Europe and the US […]

Long Island: Political Winners & Losers

Dec 11, 2015 - 11:11 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Winners Madeline Singas: Nassau’s acting-District Attorney earned a four-year term promoting her credentials as a non-political career prosecutor committed to rooting out corruption wherever it is and whoever is responsible. Tired of countywide GOP scandals, Republicans […]

World’s richest 10 percent responsible for half of CO2, report says

Dec 4, 2015 - 2:42 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): The world’s richest 10 percent of people are responsible for producing about half of all carbon emissions, and the average carbon footprint of the richest 1 percent is about 175 times that of […]