The Pakistan Paradox: The United State’s Biggest Ally and Greatest Threat in the War on Terror
Pa k i s t a n , since the beginning of its creation, has had a complex and admittedly deep relationship with the United States. During the cold war, as Russia (formerly the U.S.S.R) and India reinforced their historical relationship, the United States honed in on its next closest remaining ally in the region, Pakistan.
Kal Penn, Kundra, Chopra and Bhargava join Obama Administration
Kal Penn, an Indian American actor who starred in Mira Nair’s The Namesake, is joining the White House as a liaison between the administration and Asian constituents. The ctor has been a long time supporter of President Barack Obama, Penn endorsed Obama’s White House bid in late 2007 and was a frequent campaign surrogate on the trail last year.
Western Union Launches Its First-Ever Global Brand Campaign
Western Union representatives, left to right, Sofia Freyder, Sylvia Eliat, Jenny Briggs, Ali Cinar and Arti Kumar Caprihany, pose for a photograph at Western Union’s yes! ad campaign launch event on March 18, 2009 at Hotel Sofitel in New York City as fellow Western Union representative Juliana Beliltseva signs the yes! scroll.
What’s good enough for Gitmo is good enough for AIG
“But administration officials also worry that taking too hard a line with AIG and other companies could discourage top financial experts and institutions from joining the government efforts to fix the financial system.” — Weisman, Reddy and Pleven, Wall Street Journal
Ideology vs. Ethnicity: The Curious Case of Bobby Jindal!
Here is an excerpt from the 60 Minutes interview with Louisiana’s Republican Governor, Piyush “Bobby” Jindal a week after he gave the GOP response to President Obama’s first address to a Joint Congressional session:
Truth and Healing: Hope will die unless we set it in motion
You know, before the cynicism and the disappointment and the recession and the dumbed-down media and, oh yeah, the r e g r o u p i n g Republicans, conspire to dull Barack Obama’s..
The Dis-Union at the State of the Union!
Pr e s i d e n t O b a m a gave his f i r s t address to a Joint Congressional Session this past February 24, 2009. It was the equivalent of a Presidential State of the Union with some ancillary differences. President Obama took as much time, if not more
President Obama Picks
SANJAY GUPTA AS SURGEON GENERAL
President Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general of the United States to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, an Indian American neurosurgeon and health affairs correspondent for CNN and CBS.
Several Indian Americans make it to Obama Team
President Barack Obama signed last month an executive order establishing the new White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships will work on behalf of Americans committed to improving their communities, no matter their religious or political beliefs.
Indian Americans: The fastest growing and the highest income group
Indian Americans have come a long way since they immigrated to this land of opportunity, especially since the 1960’s. Although there have been many who came to the United States, seeking education and better job opportunities since 1600, the main wave of people of Indian origin started only in the last four decades and ever since they have become one of the fastest growing ethnic communities in the United States.
Under Obama: Uncle Sam, Honest Broker?
The appointment of v e t e r a n p e a c e negotiator G e o r g e Mitchell as the Barack Obama administration’s special emissary to the Middle East reflects an unprecedented opportunity of bringing some balance to American foreign policy in the region.
REDEFINING REALISM
The war regroups. What if Barack Obama, as he pursues his pragmatic strategy that so far seems to be 10 parts "reassurance" (to the defense and financial establishment) to one part "change," is really finished with his anti-war base for the next four years?
US Sends Largest Ever Commercial Nuclear Mission to India
In following up with the recent Civil Nuclear Deal signed by the United States and India, the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC), in partnership with the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and with certification by the U.S.
Goo-Goo AMERICA
Say you've got a global agenda that's far too important to leave to chance - wars to fight, quagmires to feed, interests to protect, secrets to hide. Staying in power is crucial.
The Atma of Politics What makes THE CANDIDATE Qualified & Ready?
Over the past 18 months or so we have seen one of the most prolific presidential election cycles of a generation..
