Indian-American Community News
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The US has declared it will support a proposal jointly floated by India and South Africa at the WTO in October 2020 to temporarily waive intellectual property and patent rights on Covid-19 vaccines allowing countries to locally manufacture diagnostics, treatments and doses. Continue reading Biden administration backs India-South Africa proposal of patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines
Pfizer revealed in a statement, “We are mobilizing the largest humanitarian relief effort in our company’s history to help the people of India fight the vicious second wave of coronavirus that is currently ravaging the nation”. Continue reading Pfizer to donate over $70 million worth of Covid-19 drugs to India
Seven US lawmakers, including Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (Democrat-Washington), have written to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressing “serious concerns” about the brutal treatment meted out to farmers from Punjab peacefully protesting India’s new agricultural laws. Continue reading Seven US lawmakers write to Secretary Mike Pompeo on brutal treatment of protesting farmers in India
Four Indian-American girls, all finalists of the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, have developed innovative approaches to tackling air and water pollution and in the process, each has been awarded $25,000. Continue reading Indian-American girls in STEM awarded $25,000 each for innovations tackling air and water pollution
The US, together with other world powers, has been pressing India and Pakistan to end the confrontation fearing it could spiral out of control. Continue reading US urges India, Pakistan to defuse tensions in aftermath of Kashmir terror attack
Empathizing with India and understanding it’s right to self-defense, President Trump said, “India is looking at something very strong” by way of a response to the Pulwama terror attack. Continue reading President Trump calls India, Pakistan standoff “a very very bad situation”
American lawmakers from both sides of the aisle condemned the heinous attack in Jammu and Kashmir, pledged their staunch support for India, and vowed to defeat terror wherever it rears its ugly head. Continue reading US lawmakers strongly condemn terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district
Deputy Chief of Mission Santosh Jha said, “The celebration of Hanukkah at the Embassy every year is a reflection of India’s diversity”. Continue reading Messages of kinship mark Hanukkah celebration at Indian Embassy in Washington
“She got to know China, Russia, India”, President Trump told reporters who packed the Oval Office for the big announcement with Ambassador Nikki Haley. Continue reading Nikki Haley resigns as US Ambassador to UN, will leave at year’s end
“It is not a crime to come to the United States to seek asylum; in fact, it is a right provided by international treaty”, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici said after meeting the immigrant detainees “who came to the United States seeking a better life”. Continue reading “Inhumane” treatment meted out to immigrant detainees, including 52 Indians, held in Oregon federal prison