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Vaisakhi- A Day to Celebrate Human Values

Apr 12, 2015 - 2:30 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Rarely is found a person in the history of mankind who has left such a deep imprint on the life and character of people within a brief span of 42 years. More than three hundred years […]

Bringing Yemen’s tragedy to an end – Need for a fair Shia-Sunni deal

Apr 11, 2015 - 9:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

The civil war in Yemen, exacerbated by the intervention of outside powers, is poised at a delicate stage which could impinge on the larger picture of the Middle East’s future trajectory. The truth is that the poorest […]

"Left-behind parents like myself, on average, spend $100,000 in legal expenses in both the US and India- and we STILL don't get our kids back", says the author.

Family Abductions: Is there a solution?

Apr 3, 2015 - 11:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

International parental child abduction (IPCA) and the illegal retention of children abroad are criminal offences according to both US federal law and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). 194 countries of […]

Ominous Legislation

Apr 3, 2015 - 11:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Bill 2015 carries disturbing echoes of draconian anti-terror laws such as the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) and the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). Both […]

Isis presence is increasing in a swathe of areas in Afghanistan

Disaster waiting to happen in Afghanistan

Mar 27, 2015 - 11:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

The black flag of Isis has replaced the white ones of the Taliban in a swathe of areas, including in Helmand. That is where UK forces spent eight years at a cost of more than 450 […]

KOMAGATA Maru apology

Mar 27, 2015 - 11:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Governments apologising for acts committed generations ago do give a veneer, even if superficial, of turning a new page on the blemished past, but there’s competing politics involved. For the large Punjabi community in Canada, the […]

Challenges to Conservation of Ganga

Mar 27, 2015 - 10:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made clear his commitment to clear up the Ganga River. This is a most welcome step since Ganga is Holy to People world over. Ashes of many American Indians are taken […]

Modi in a short eight months has given a new direction to Indian foreign policy

How India is bidding adieu to Non-Alignment

Mar 20, 2015 - 12:54 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

The US president’s visit to India in January as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations has imparted a new sense of dynamism to a relationship that was seemingly drifting in recent years. A weak […]

Status Quo in Israel

Mar 20, 2015 - 12:51 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

The re-election of Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu after his Likud Party secured the first place with 30 out of the 120 seats in the 2015 Israeli legislative elections came as a bit of a surprise. […]

G Parthasarathy - The author is an Indian diplomat and author

As I See IT – A Chinese-American game plan

Mar 13, 2015 - 8:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Describing Hinduism in India as “anti-human rights” and accusing former Afghan President Hamid Karzai of helping “India stab Pakistan in the back,” General Musharraf acknowledged on February 13 that “Pakistan had its own proxies” in Afghanistan and […]

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Neighbors, now not distant

Mar 13, 2015 - 8:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done well by focusing on Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka for diplomatic engagement, something that was long awaited. It has been 28 years since an Indian PM made a stand-alone visit […]

AAP falls from shining hill – Kejriwal’s immense loss of credibility

Mar 7, 2015 - 1:22 am EST @theindpanorama 1

In the Aam Aadmi Party, morality collided with realpolitik. Unsurprisingly, the latter won. Many supporters of the party, who gave it such a stunning victory in the Delhi assembly elections, are nursing their hurt and are […]

WHO RAPES India’s daughters?

Mar 7, 2015 - 1:18 am EST @theindpanorama 3

Sex crimes have become a norm in India. Committed with impunity, even the most heinous crimes have ceased to shock due to their recurrence. Therefore, it’s strange that a documentary that exposes the mindset of remorseless […]

Hillary’s private email account opens up political virus

Mar 7, 2015 - 1:01 am EST @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON (TIP): A March 5 CNN report says Hillary Clinton broke her 48-hour silence over the use of her personal email account while she served as secretary of state with a late-night tweet Wednesday, March […]

Does this handshake mean anything? Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (left) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi

India and Pak’s perennial problem – AS I SEE IT – Editorial

Feb 27, 2015 - 5:25 am EST @theindpanorama 1

The most important country for Pakistan is India. How? It is an adversary with which we have very poor relations. We see each other as major threats. We cannot even sustain a dialogue. We have a […]

TOWARDS A MODEST GOAL – Railway Budget 2015

Feb 27, 2015 - 5:21 am EST @theindpanorama 1

No laundry list of new trains to be started. No announcement of new lines to be laid with ambitious targets. No pet projects to be set up in core constituencies of the ruling party. Make no mistake, […]

Obama taps Indian Americans to fix things at home and abroad

Feb 27, 2015 - 5:05 am EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama, with the largest number of Indian Americans in his administration, keeps dipping into the expanding talent pool of the three million-strong Indian American community, to take care of issues ranging […]

A New York based Human Rights advocacy group has filed a law suit in a Los Angeles court against Amitabh Bachchan for human rights violation

US court issues summons against Amitabh Bachchan in 1984 Sikh riots case: SFJ

Feb 27, 2015 - 4:44 am EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): The summons issued to Amitabh Bachchan by a federal court in Los Angeles in an alleged human rights violation case has been served to the superstar’s Hollywood manager Feb. 23, according to a […]

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi

J&K Update – Mufti to head 25-member cabinet in J&K; PM to attend his swearing-in on March 1

Feb 27, 2015 - 12:14 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed will head a 25-member cabinet, half of it from BJP, in Jammu and Kashmir and the swearing-in ceremony on March 1 in Jammu will be attended by […]

Railways Budget presented in Indian Parliament – Full Coverage

Feb 26, 2015 - 5:27 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu shunned the populism of the past to deliver a reform-oriented railway budget on Thursday, February 26, that focused on modernizing an ageing network and improving amenities for the […]

Sureshbhai Patel was set upon by Police Officer Parker after neighbors called in suspicions of a "skinny black guy" to the police emergency line, February 6, 2015.

Widespread condemnation of assault on visiting Indian Sureshbhai Patel

Feb 20, 2015 - 8:07 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Cutting across color and political lines, political and community leaders have in one voice condemned the brutal assault by a police officer on an old man on a visit from India . […]

The three engaged in power play in Bihar- Jitan Ram Manjhi who has resigned as Bihar Chief Minister; Sushil Modi of BJP who failed in his mission to pin down Nitish Kumar; and Nitish Kumar of JDU who clearly defeated the plans of his challengers.

Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi resigns Alleges death threats to his supporters from Nitish camp

Feb 20, 2015 - 8:06 am EST @theindpanorama 1

PATNA (TIP): Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi tendered his resignation ahead of floor test in assembly Friday, February 20. In a good news for the embattled CM, BJP announced yesterday, February 19 that it will support […]

Modi government asks Congress to vacate 24 Akbar Road headquarters

Feb 20, 2015 - 7:37 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI: The Congress party has been asked by the Central government to vacate four government bungalows in the heart of the Capital including a sprawling building at 24 Akbar Road which serves as its […]

Indians in America: Progress, Opportunities, Issues and Challenges

Feb 20, 2015 - 7:16 am EST I. S. Saluja 1

Among the vast global expanse of the Indian Diaspora, non-resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian origin (PIOs) in the United States of America constitute the largest national community of NRIs and PIOs. The NRIs and […]

A welcome climb down – After speaking up, Modi must act

Feb 20, 2015 - 7:13 am EST @theindpanorama 1

The Obama visit and the Delhi verdict seem to have had some pleasant side-effects. President Obama’s sermons on religious tolerance have not been dismissed as unwarranted or treated as interference by the Modi government. These have, […]