Indian Americans are divided about India’s future, but still broadly support Modi, finds survey

On issues like religious freedoms and immigration, the diaspora takes a more liberal view in the US and a more conservative view in India.

Vandana Menon

· Feb 10, 2021 · 06:30 pm

Green card reform, no more Muslim ban: What Biden’s immigration proposals promise

Some Indians face up to 150 years of wait-time in the green card backlog per the current system, an issue Biden’s proposal promises to address.

Vandana Menon

· Jan 27, 2021 · 06:30 pm

‘Children of kisaans’: The global Punjabi diaspora speaks up for the farmers protesting in India

One car rally in California saw 10,000 cars drive across the Bay Bridge on December 5 between San Francisco and Oakland, according to toll plaza estimates.

Vandana Menon

· Dec 14, 2020 · 06:30 pm

Neera Tanden: Why the Indian-American picked to run Joe Biden’s budget office is controversial

Tanden has provoked pushback from Republicans for her partisan tweets and from progressive Democrats for positions she has held in the past.

Vandana Menon

· Dec 02, 2020 · 06:30 pm

‘For Indian-Americans, Diwali came early’: Celebrations erupt as Biden-Harris win 2020 US election

Though Donald Trump has refused to concede, Americans took to the streets to celebrate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ victory.

Vandana Menon

· Nov 08, 2020 · 01:44 am

2020 US Election: In New Jersey’s ‘Little India’, vocal Biden supporters and ‘shy’ Trump voters

Indian-American turnout has hit record highs already, in an election that features a member of the community on the ticket, Kamala Harris.

Vandana Menon

· Nov 04, 2020 · 06:32 am

WhatsApp forwards and phone calls: How South Asian groups have been mobilising voters in the US

‘At the end of the day, we’re not doing this work around a particular election cycle...we’re trying to create systemic change.’

Vandana Menon

· Nov 03, 2020 · 11:00 pm

‘Very excited’: Immigrants in New York brave rain, long lines to vote early in US elections

Voters of the predominantly immigrant Jackson Heights had access to interpreters in five languages — Spanish, Hindi, Bengali, Chinese, and Korean.

Vandana Menon

· Oct 30, 2020 · 06:30 pm

‘US-India ties aren’t as important’: Milan Vaishnav on new 2020 election survey of Indian-Americans

The 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey suggests that, despite headlines about a shift to the Republicans, the community heavily favours the Democrats.

Vandana Menon

· Oct 14, 2020 · 06:30 pm

Do Indian-Americans really believe that the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket is ‘anti-India’?

Despite the AAPI survey showing a shift to the Republicans, 66% of Indian-Americans still plan to vote for the Democrats.

Vandana Menon

· Oct 12, 2020 · 06:30 pm

Roti, roses, and ‘Mr Cardamom’: How Zohran Mamdani won a seat in NY’s state legislature

The son of filmmaker Mira Nair and academic Mahmood Mamdani will make history in 2021 as one of two South Asians in the New York Assembly for the first time.

Vandana Menon

· Oct 02, 2020 · 06:30 pm

South Asian history is hidden around Berkeley. Two Indian Americans are bringing it into the light

Barnali Ghosh and Anirvan Chatterjee’s walking tour calls attention to the legacy of South Asian activism in the university town.

Vandana Menon

· Sep 18, 2020 · 06:30 pm