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White House initiative on Asian Americans
VOL 15, No. 817
May 7, 2010
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BIG RISE IN COMMUNITY CANDIDATES FOR NOV India Post News Service
NEW YORK: The November election is about six months away, but the 2010 cycle has already proven to be historic for the Indian American community. According to the Indian American Leadership Initiative (IALI) that has endorsed various Democratic candidates across the country, there has been an unprecedented rise in Indian Americans who have decided to run for office, most notably on
the federal level. "This rise in Indian Americans running for public office provides an amazing opportunity to come together as a community, support our candidates and make a difference in these elections. As part of our ongoing efforts to keep our friends of IALI abreast of the political landscape this mid-term election year, we will be sending regular race updates and analysis of candidates," says Bhavna Pandit, IALI Political Director. Details on page 6
Madhuri Gupta
Indian woman spy may have embraced Islam Details on page 7
Community opposes new Arizona law Details on page 45
Few H-1B petitions filed this year
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OFBJP calls for united fight against Maoists
Ajeet Singhvi to be next AAPI President
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‘DU may face action for radiation leak’
'Westernized' version of Kites simultaneously
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India to get direct access to Headley Details on page 10
INDIA POST SURVEY survey@indiapost.com This week’s question
Will Indian American candidates make a mark in Nov? Last week’s result
Is India’s NRGEA success overblown? YES 35%
NO 65%
FRIENDS?: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani, on the sidelines of the SAARC Summit, in Thimphu, Bhutan on April 29
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India, Pak to resume ministerial talks
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THIMPHU: Breaking the ice, India and Pakistan have decided to resume dialogue at the level of Foreign Ministers soon as Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani met here in their first substantive engagement in less than a year. During their meeting, Singh and Gilani decided that the channels of dialogue between the two countries should be kept open to restore "trust and confidence" in the bilateral relationship.
This was their first meeting after their dialogue in Sharm-el-Sheik in Egypt on July 16, 2009 following which a major controversy had broken out in India on the contents of the joint statement. Terrorism and the "slow progress" of Pakistan's probe into Mumbai attacks formed part of the agenda of the discussions which were held at the 'Bhutan House' here on the margins of the SAARC Summit.
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