United States of America

A Timeline of India’s Thwarted Assassination Plot as Revealed in US DoJ Indictment

What does the transcript of the press interaction with Jake Sullivan inform of the concerns of US media regarding the Delhi chapter of G20 Convention?

Resilience of Trumpism and Fragmentation of American Polity in Biden Presidency

Connecticut Governor Commemorates Nov. 1984 Remembrance Day in the State Capitol

Democrat US Presidential Nominee Joe Biden’s Stance on “Threats to India”

USCIRF Recommends to Put India in ‘Blacklist’, Impose Targeted Sanctions

Interfaith Human Rights and Activist Groups Write To US and UN for Safety of Afghan Sikhs

Sikh NGO Urges US, Canada, Germany, Australia and India to Help Afghan Sikhs

US SCA Expresses Deep Concerns About Safety of Sikhs in Afghanistan

US Politicians Denounce “Deadly Surge of Religious Intolerance in India”

Sikh Body Writes to US President Donald Trump on Kashmir and CAA, Debunk India’s “Internal Matter” Argument

US Consul General to India David Ranz Caught into Controversy by Visiting RSS Headquarters

CAA, NRC May Affect Status of Indian Muslim Minority: Congressional Research Service

U.S. Deported 929 ‘Indians’ in 2019; Highest in Last 5 Years: NAPA

US: Activists to Protest in California Against India’s New Citizenship Law

Preparation for a Genocide Under Way in India: Warns Dr. Gregory H. Stanton

U.S. Foreign Affairs Asia Sub-Committee to Hold Classified Hearing on Kashmir Issue

Consider Sanctions Against Amit Shah and Other Principal Indian Leaders: USCIRF to US Government

US Election: Why Tulsi Gabbard’s ‘Hindutva’ Link Deserves Scrutiny

Joint Hindu-Muslim Delegation Thanks Ro Khanna for Rejecting Hindutva

North Dakota Becomes 11th State of USA to Teach About Sikhi

USA: Two Dead, 4 Injured In University fo North Carolina Shooting

U.S. Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard Faces Protest for Ties with HIndutva Fountainhead RSS

US To Terminate GSP Trade Preference for India

US ‘War on Terror’ has Killed over Half a Million People: Study Titled Costs of War

Wikileaks: Congress Leaders Competed in November 1984 to Shed More Sikh Blood

US President Donald Trump turns down India’s invite for Republic Day celebrations

US Quits United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

US Immigration: Over 50 Sikhs Among 123 Immigrants Detained by USA Authorities

CIA Classifies RSS Offshoots Vishav Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal as ‘Religious Militant Organisations’ in World Factbook

US Aligning With India Against Pakistan: says Parvez Musharraf

US President Donald Trump Calls Off Summit Meeting With North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un [Read Official Letter]

Shooting at YouTube Head Quarters in San Francisco (USA) Leaves Three Injured

Sikh doctor gets death threats in Indiana (USA)

Hate crimes against Sikh Americans must stop: American Sikh Council

Hate Crime: Sikh Man Shot Near Seattle in USA

Sikh Gurdwara Sahibs Open Their Doors To Oroville Dam Evacuees in Northern California (USA)

Controversial Trump border ‘wall’ to cost $21.6 billion, take 3.5 years to build: Media Reports

USA: Trump’s seven first steps to sabotage human rights: Amnesty International

China Blocks US Motion to get Masood Azhar Blacklisted by UNSC

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United States of America

A Timeline of India’s Thwarted Assassination Plot as Revealed in US DoJ Indictment

December 6, 2023

The United States of America’s Justice Department on November 29, 2023 unsealed the indictment against an Indian citizen for alleged plot to assassinate a US citizen on US soil.

What does the transcript of the press interaction with Jake Sullivan inform of the concerns of US media regarding the Delhi chapter of G20 Convention?

September 9, 2023

The press interaction on the Air Force One with the NSAUS Mr Jake Sullivan underscored the concerns of the US media regarding the Delhi chapter of G20 Convention.

Resilience of Trumpism and Fragmentation of American Polity in Biden Presidency

November 15, 2020

This was the first election since 1992 when an incumbent president failed to win re-election for a second term. With over 75 million votes, Biden received the most votes ever cast for a presidential candidate, beating Barack Obama’s record of 69.5 million votes from 2008.

Connecticut Governor Commemorates Nov. 1984 Remembrance Day in the State Capitol

November 11, 2020

The 2018 Bill introduced by State Senator Cathy Osten and State Representative Kevin Ryan and signed by Governor Dan Malloy passed unanimously, commemorating every year, Nov 1st, as a Sikh Genocide Remembrance Day.

Democrat US Presidential Nominee Joe Biden’s Stance on “Threats to India”

August 16, 2020

While addressing the Indian-American community on August 15, marked as Independence Day by India, Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden said that if elected, he would stand with New Delhi in confronting the threats it faces.

USCIRF Recommends to Put India in ‘Blacklist’, Impose Targeted Sanctions

April 29, 2020

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) yesterday (April 28) released its 2020 Annual Report, documenting significant developments during 2019, including remarkable progress in Sudan and a sharp downward turn in India, and making recommendations to enhance the U.S. government’s promotion of freedom of religion or belief abroad in 2020.

Interfaith Human Rights and Activist Groups Write To US and UN for Safety of Afghan Sikhs

April 10, 2020

A number of interfaith human rights and activists groups have written to United States Embassy (Kabul) Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Afghanistan about persecution of Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan.

Sikh NGO Urges US, Canada, Germany, Australia and India to Help Afghan Sikhs

April 9, 2020

The Islamic State (ISIL/ISIS) has imposed a 10-day ultimatum for all Sikhs to leave Afghanistan. This comes in the wake of a recent attack on a Gurdwara Sahib in Kabul on March 25, which left 25 Sikhs dead.

US SCA Expresses Deep Concerns About Safety of Sikhs in Afghanistan

April 9, 2020

The US Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) has expressed deep concerns about the safety of Sikhs in Afghanistan.

US Politicians Denounce “Deadly Surge of Religious Intolerance in India”

March 1, 2020

While nearly 40 people are dead from the ongoing violence in Delhi, a number of US politicians are raising their voices against the communal conflict which appears to be instigated by Hindu nationalist organizations affiliated with India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Sikh Body Writes to US President Donald Trump on Kashmir and CAA, Debunk India’s “Internal Matter” Argument

February 22, 2020

Making a fervent appeal to US president Donald Trump prior to his scheduled visit to India, the Dal Khalsa urges the United States to debunk India’s hollow arguments that whatever it does to its minorities is its internal matter.

US Consul General to India David Ranz Caught into Controversy by Visiting RSS Headquarters

February 7, 2020

German Ambassador Walter Lindner sparked raging controversy in July 2019 after he visited the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India and laid flowers at the feet of the paramilitary’s first chief.

CAA, NRC May Affect Status of Indian Muslim Minority: Congressional Research Service

December 27, 2019

The amended Citizenship law along with a National Register of Citizens (NRC) being planned by the Narendra Modi government “may affect the status” of Muslim minority in India, a report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) has said.

U.S. Deported 929 ‘Indians’ in 2019; Highest in Last 5 Years: NAPA

December 24, 2019

The U.S. authorities deported 929 Indian, including 42 women, this year. The number is highest in last five years. Disclosing it here Satnam Singh Chahal, director of North American Punjabi Association, said that the information collected from United States' Immigration and Customs Enforcement through Freedom of Information Act disclosed that in 2014 only 87 Indian were deported from USA- six of them were women.

US: Activists to Protest in California Against India’s New Citizenship Law

December 15, 2019

Indian minorities infuriated by India’s recent passage of a controversial citizenship bill that excludes Muslims will rally against it on December 15 in California’s San Francisco Bay Area.

Preparation for a Genocide Under Way in India: Warns Dr. Gregory H. Stanton

December 15, 2019

Internationally acclaimed expert Dr. Gregory H. Stanton has raised concerns about possible mass extermination of Muslims while briefing US Congress on situation in Kashmir and Assam.

U.S. Foreign Affairs Asia Sub-Committee to Hold Classified Hearing on Kashmir Issue

December 12, 2019

Washington: The U.S. House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Asia Subcommittee will hold a classified hearing on the situation in Kashmir on Wednesday, said the sub-committee chair Brad Sherman on Twitter on December 11, 2019. “As Chair of the House Asia Subcommittee, I arranged a classified briefing. Tomorrow, top State Department and Intel officials will brief […]

Consider Sanctions Against Amit Shah and Other Principal Indian Leaders: USCIRF to US Government

December 11, 2019

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Monday (Dec. 9) said that it is deeply troubled by the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), originally introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah, in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian Parliament) given the religion criterion in the bill. "If the CAB passes in both houses of parliament, the United States government should consider sanctions against the Home Minister and other principal leadership", the statement added.

US Election: Why Tulsi Gabbard’s ‘Hindutva’ Link Deserves Scrutiny

November 25, 2019

After Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu to run for US president, failed to qualify for the September 2019 Democratic presidential debates, many wrote her campaign off as a lost cause.

Joint Hindu-Muslim Delegation Thanks Ro Khanna for Rejecting Hindutva

October 23, 2019

A joint delegation of Hindu and Muslim organizational leaders met with US Congressman Ro Khanna on October 21 to thank him for his recent statement rejecting the political ideology of Hindutva.

North Dakota Becomes 11th State of USA to Teach About Sikhi

October 14, 2019

The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) recently released new social studies standards, which for the first time ever include Sikhism.

USA: Two Dead, 4 Injured In University fo North Carolina Shooting

May 1, 2019

Two people were killed and four others wounded, two with life-threatening injuries, in a shooting on Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, area emergency management officials said.

U.S. Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard Faces Protest for Ties with HIndutva Fountainhead RSS

April 3, 2019

Approximately 25 demonstrators protested against U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) as she campaigned for president in Los Angeles, CA on March 30.

US To Terminate GSP Trade Preference for India

March 5, 2019

The US President Donald Trump's administration has expressed its intentions to scrap Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) trade preference for India.

US ‘War on Terror’ has Killed over Half a Million People: Study Titled Costs of War

November 10, 2018

Hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan have been killed due to the so-called "war on terror" launched by the United States in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attack, according to a new study.

Wikileaks: Congress Leaders Competed in November 1984 to Shed More Sikh Blood

November 3, 2018

New Delhi: A US Diplomatic cable published by Public Library of US Diplomacy (PLUS D), commonly known as Wikileaks, contains a number of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for Decemebr 17-21, 2007, including information and comment about the court order reopening November 1984 case against Jagdish Tytler. The cable notes that in the days […]

US President Donald Trump turns down India’s invite for Republic Day celebrations

October 28, 2018

US President Donald Trump has reportedly turned down the Indian government's invite to visit Indian subcontinent on January 26 that is marked by the Indian government as "Republic Day".

US Quits United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

June 21, 2018

United States of America (USA) has withdrawn from the United Nations Human Rights Council accusing it of "chronic bias" against Israel, in a move that was criticised by human rights groups and described as regrettable by foreign leaders.

US Immigration: Over 50 Sikhs Among 123 Immigrants Detained by USA Authorities

June 20, 2018

A group of over 50 Sikhs have been detained at the Sheridan prison in Yamhill county in United States of America (USA).

CIA Classifies RSS Offshoots Vishav Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal as ‘Religious Militant Organisations’ in World Factbook

June 15, 2018

CIA in its recent edition of the ‘World Factbook’, has named Hindutva fountainhead RSS offshoots Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal as “religious militant organisations”.

US Aligning With India Against Pakistan: says Parvez Musharraf

May 27, 2018

United States treats Pakistan according to its needs and “ditches” when it does not require Islamabad, former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has reportedly said as he accused US of aligning with India against his country.

US President Donald Trump Calls Off Summit Meeting With North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un [Read Official Letter]

May 24, 2018

United States of America (USA) President Donald Trump has reportedly called off a much discussed June 12 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Shooting at YouTube Head Quarters in San Francisco (USA) Leaves Three Injured

April 4, 2018

Media reports emanating from San Francisco (California, USA), three persons were injured in a shootout at Social Media giant YouTube's headquarters.

Sikh doctor gets death threats in Indiana (USA)

March 31, 2017

A Sikh doctor in the US has received death threats from an anonymous caller in Indiana, amid a series of hate crime incidents in which people having their origins in Indian subcontinent have been targeted.

Hate crimes against Sikh Americans must stop: American Sikh Council

March 6, 2017

The American Sikh Council has expressed concerns over the shooting of a 39 year old Sikh American man in the East Hill section of Kent, Washington.

Hate Crime: Sikh Man Shot Near Seattle in USA

March 5, 2017

A Sikh man (who has chosen to remain anonymous) was shot and injured late Friday in Kent, Washington.

Sikh Gurdwara Sahibs Open Their Doors To Oroville Dam Evacuees in Northern California (USA)

February 13, 2017

More than 180,000 people in Northern California were ordered to evacuate late on Sunday due to erosion of the emergency spillway in the nation’s tallest dam. Several Sikh Gurdwaras in the area opened their doors to people in need of places to spend the night.

Controversial Trump border ‘wall’ to cost $21.6 billion, take 3.5 years to build: Media Reports

February 10, 2017

Newly elected US President Donald Trump’s controversial move to built a “wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border would cost as much as $21.6 billion.

USA: Trump’s seven first steps to sabotage human rights: Amnesty International

February 8, 2017

Since taking over at the White House, US President Donald Trump has wasted little time putting into action his poisonous campaign rhetoric.

China Blocks US Motion to get Masood Azhar Blacklisted by UNSC

February 8, 2017

By throwing a spanner in the wheel China has yet again blocked a move to get the UN to sanction Masood Azhar, the chief of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)

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