India Abroad back issues from February 2003:
India brace for final flourish
Feb 06, 2003;
'India is not lagging behind China'
Feb 06, 2003;
USIBC mum, does not want focus on India alone
Feb 06, 2003;
A patented approach to technology
Feb 06, 2003;
Anti-BPO bill leaves Indian firms shaken & stirred
Feb 06, 2003;
Double standards, Mr. President?
Feb 06, 2003;
Faisal Hayat
Feb 06, 2003;
Musharraf, impaled on his own petard
Feb 06, 2003;
'He's read all the Harry Potters even though he's four'
Feb 06, 2003;
Haunted by a prophecy
Feb 06, 2003;
Pause to rewind
Feb 06, 2003;
Let's hold the Caucus' feet to the fire
Feb 07, 2003; ... Haniffa, Aziz India Abroad 02-07-2003 A predictable feature at almost any Indian American community event, where either a Congressman/the Indian ambassador/senior Indian embassy official is the honored guest, is a lofty declaration of the Congressional Caucus on India and ...
Kanwal Sibal
Feb 07, 2003; ... Bhatt, Sheela India Abroad 02-07-2003 After joining the Indian Foreign Service in 1966, Kanwal Sibal served as Indian ambassador in Ankara, deputy chief of mission in Washington, and ambassador to Cairo and Paris between 1989 and 2002. He was appointed foreign secretary ...
Jassem Al Khorafi
Feb 07, 2003; ... Bhatia, Shyam India Abroad 02-07-2003 Jassem Al Khorafi, speaker of the Kuwaiti National Parliament, believes Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will be removed from power by his own people, thus avoiding the need for military action by the United States and its ...
A big idea
Feb 07, 2003; ... Blackwill, Robert India Abroad 02-07-2003 President Bush has a global approach to US-India relations, consistent with India's rise as a world power President George W. Bush took office determined to move US-India ties to new heights. He saw that our bilateral interaction ...
Second Unity Dinner in California focuses on peace and harmony
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 The second annual Unity Dinner, sponsored by the Indo-American Community Federation and held at the Fremont Marriott in Fremont, Ca, January 24, drew more than 500 people, including federal, state and local elected officials. California First ...
Chicago restaurateur Hema Potla gets award from Indian Christian group
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 The Chicago-based International Congress of Indian Christians in Chicago presented the Woman of the Year award to Hema Potla, an entrepreneur in Chicago, and the Man of the Year award to Edmund Rajendran, treasurer of the Calvary Church of South ...
US ambassador admits 'some delay' in getting visas post 9/11
Feb 07, 2003; ... Joseph, George India Abroad 02-07-2003 The World Trade Center attacks have not affected visa issuance in India, according to US Ambassador to India Robert D. Blackwill. He said around 400,000 Indians were issued visas last year, higher than the preceding year. But ...
Massive state tuition hike hits students
Feb 07, 2003; ... Bhatt, Shakti India Abroad 02-07-2003 At 11.30 am Wednesday, January 29, New York Governor George Pataki made an announcement that would affect more than 350,000 students across the state. He authorized a hike in undergraduate tuition up to $1,200 a year for New Yorkers ...
Seven Indians chosen as Intel STS finalists
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 The finalists were selected from among 300 semi-finalists short-listed in January from about 1,600 students across the country Seven high school seniors of Indian origin made it to the list of 40 finalists, who will compete for the $100,000 first ...
Flag-hoisting at Capitol marks fete in Ohio
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 The Indian tricolor was hoisted on the grounds in front of the Ohio Capitol Building in Columbus January 24 as part of the Republic Day celebrations sponsored by the Federation of Indian American Associations in Central Ohio. Ohio Governor Bob ...
Hundreds brave cold to attend celebrations at Ambassador Mansingh's home
Feb 07, 2003; ... Haniffa, Aziz India Abroad 02-07-2003 The biting cold did not deter over a hundred members of the Indian-American community in the greater Washington metropolitan area, Indian embassy officials and their families from flocking to Indian Ambassador Lalit Mansingh's home on ...
Pallone inaugurates IAFC Texas chapter
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 US Representative Frank Pallone, Jr., founder of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, was the chief guest at a Republic Day reception in Dallas, Texas, organized by the Indian American Friendship Council. At the reception, ...
House Majority Leader calls for closer India-US ties
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has called for closer and deeper relationship between the United States and India, at a reception to celebrate India's, Republic Day. The event was hosted by Skand Ranjan Tayal, Indian consul general in Houston, ...
'Martin Luther King would not have approved of US alliance with Pakistan'
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 Speaker at Republic Day celebration in Oregon says partnership with a 'rogue' state is 'unholy' Martin Luther King, Jr. would have never approved of the "unholy alliance" between the United States, the home of freedom and democracy, and ...
Big game hunting
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 Meet the African Safari's most prized trophies, ready for your wall Virender Sehwag India During the last World Cup in England, Virender Sehwag missed making it to the final squad. It was the best thing that happened to him, he ...
The last hurrah
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 Somewhere between February 9 and March 23, some of the most gifted performers in the game will bowl their last ball or play their last shot on the world stage. Watch closely, absorb every detail, every nuance - years from now, your grandchildren will ...
PAKISTAN: Dark horses wear no blinkers
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 If they put petty politics behind them, Pakistan could be unstoppable FORM GUIDE If there is one team for which a 'form guide' is irrelevant, it has to be Pakistan: Waqar Younis and his lot can go from unbeatable to pathetic, and vice ...
SOUTH AFRICA: At home, not alone
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 Can the Proteas break the jinx on home soil? FORM GUIDE If there is a clear favorite going into the Cup, it has to be South Africa. Everything else being equal, the Proteas start off with the huge initial advantage of playing at home ....
AUSTRALIA: Waugh and begone?
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 All eyes will be on Ricky Ponting to fill Steve Waugh's mighty shoes FORM GUIDE The defending champions have been there, done that, twice (1987, 1999). If the results of the past 12 months - 15 wins, two defeats - are any indication, ...
INDIA: So far, yet so near
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 More focus, less cockiness could be India's magic potion FORM GUIDE Ignore the one day series in New Zealand end 2002 as a stand-alone product of freak pitches producing freaky bowling, and India has had its best-ever year in international ...
India clears sale of two state owned oil firms
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 Move likely to kickstart stalled privatization process India's 54th Republic Day marked a defining moment as the government approved the country's biggest privatization effort to date, kick-starting a stalled liberalization in Asia's third ...
NRI-built hospital in Kerala will offer treatment on a par with US
Feb 07, 2003; ... Iype, George India Abroad 02-07-2003 A group of Non-Resident Indian doctors and businessmen have joined hands with medical specialists from within the country to launch southern India's biggest super-specialty hospital - the Lakeshore Hospital - at Kochi ...
FTC diktat to telemarketers may hit India call centers
Feb 07, 2003; ... Nanda, Tanmaya Kumar India Abroad 02-07-2003 Telemarketers will be fined if they violate a federal database of 'do not call' numbers The Federal Trade Commission December 18 announced a series of amendments for the regulation of telemarketers. Primary among them is the ...
'India can absorb short-term Iraq-US war impact'
Feb 07, 2003; ... Reddy, Y.V. India Abroad 02-07-2003 Dr. Y.V. Reddy, Executive Director, International Monetary Fund, believes India can achieve 8% growth rate The Indian economy is in good hands, believes Dr. Y.V. Reddy, Executive Director, International Monetary Fund. Economic ...
'Online advertising will soon be main marketing medium'
Feb 07, 2003; ... Bhatt, Shakti India Abroad 02-07-2003 Marketing guru Rishad Tobaccowala says Net ads will increase by 20 percent, while television will grow at 4 percent next year For those who are peeved at the barrage of Internet pop-up ads and marketing e-mails (read spam), Rishad ...
Oracle India eyes government sector for expansion
Feb 07, 2003; ... Suggu, Kanchana India Abroad 02-07-2003 The software major is working with Indian states to develop e-governance systems Oracle India, the Indian arm of Oracle Corp - the world's leading supplier of information management software - is all set to sail forth in a ...
We are scapegoats of US anger at Iraq: Indian firm
Feb 07, 2003; ... Bhatt, Sheela India Abroad 02-07-2003 NEC Engineers claim Indian government is not allowing it to execute export orders worth $25 million As the United States pursues its case against Iraq's clandestine manufacture of weapons of mass destruction, at least one Indian ...
Russia, India to finalize 'Gorshkov' deal by March
Feb 07, 2003; ... Joseph, Josy India Abroad 02-07-2003 India's ambition to acquire credible second-strike nuclear capability is stuck on the long drawn negotiations to acquire the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov. After the latest discussions over the Gorshkov, Defense Minister ...
India's intelligence failure led to Kargil conflict, says Pentagon-supported study
Feb 07, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-07-2003 A paper presented by a researcher with the Center for Contemporary Conflict, funded by the Pentagon, says despite India's well-organized intelligence set-up, Pakistan surprised it in the 1998 intrusion into Kargil. The Center has been looking ...
India, Iran draw roadmap for strategic relationship
Feb 07, 2003; ... Joseph, Josy, Sahay, Shankar India Abroad 02-07-2003 Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, the first leader of a major Muslim nation to visit India since last year's communal violence in Gujarat, pointedly refrained from raising the subject during his three-day ...
Mahajan dropped, Shourie and Jaitley biggest gainers in Cabinet reshuffle
Feb 07, 2003; ... Bhatt, Sheela India Abroad 02-07-2003 For all his political acumen, Telecommunications, Information Technology and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan was caught unawares by the coup being plotted against him by Arun Jaitley, former law minister and till January 29 ...
Cheers for a discovery that might stop alcohol abuse
Feb 07, 2003; ... Joseph, George India Abroad 02-07-2003 Basalingappa L. Hungund and his colleagues have brought about cheer with their discovery that may help stop alcohol abuse. Currently, there is no medicine to stop drinking. Heavy drinkers are helped by strict regimen and those with ...
Hunt for murder suspect leads cops to South California
Feb 07, 2003; ... Din, Suleman India Abroad 02-07-2003 Car belonging to Lovkesh kumar, wanted for questioning in the murder of his wife and mother-in-law, found in Hollywood garage Police are still searching for the Indian who went missing hours after the murders of his estranged wife and ...
Administration turns deaf ear to Pakistan's plea on Kashmir
Feb 07, 2003; ... Haniffa, Aziz India Abroad 02-07-2003 Foreign Minister Kasuri told dispute must be resolved bilaterally Visiting Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's pleas for US intervention to resolve the Kashmir imbroglio came to naught when senior Bush Administration ...
China fears India-US axis, says think tank
Feb 07, 2003; ... Haniffa, Aziz India Abroad 02-07-2003 Unlike the United States which worries about the rise of China and not India, what concerns China most is how to prevent US-Indian relations from becoming a formal alliance in South Asia, similar to the US-Japan alliance in East Asia, a ...
Indian scientist's breakthrough in body sugar research
Feb 07, 2003; ... Bhatt, Shakti India Abroad 02-07-2003 New research will help patients during operations When Ram Sasisekharan was a graduate student at MIT, he went up to his mentor, the world-renowned scientist Robert Langer, and told him, 'Give me a problem that nobody has taken up.' ...
NJ governor drops proposal for Public Advocate
Feb 07, 2003; ... Joseph, George India Abroad 02-07-2003 Seema Singh's chances of becoming first Indian American in state Cabinet nixed To the Indian American community's chagrin, New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey has shelved plans to reinstate the Public Advocate's office, a cabinet ...
Denied subcommittee chair, Dan Burton hits out at India
Feb 07, 2003; ... Haniffa, Aziz India Abroad 02-07-2003 Obviously incensed at having been denied chair of the House International Relations Subcommittee, Congressman Dan Burton (Republican, Indiana) took the House floor to lash out at India with rejuvenated venom. The pro-India lobby in ...
Moderate to head Senate South Asian subcommittee
Feb 07, 2003; ... Haniffa, Aziz India Abroad 02-07-2003 Brownback misses chance to chair subcommittee Senator Lincoln Chafee, the moderate and progressive Republican from Rhode Island, is poised to take charge of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian ...
Pataki seeks help for families of 9/11 victims
Feb 07, 2003; ... Haniffa, Aziz India Abroad 02-07-2003 New York Governor George Pataki has written to Attorney General John Ashcroft to direct INS officials to provide special consideration to the victims' families. In his letter dated January 21, Pataki said, 'Among the thousands of ...
Kennedy pushes through legislation denying funds for INS registration system
Feb 07, 2003; ... Haniffa, Aziz India Abroad 02-07-2003 Senators Edward M. Kennedy, (Massachusetts Democrat) and John Kyl (Arizona Republican) have pushed through legislation denying funding for the controversial Immigration and Naturalization Service's National Security Entry-Exit ...
Maxim apologizes for Gandhi 'cartoon'
Feb 07, 2003; ... Thayil, Jeet India Abroad 02-07-2003 Following protests from Indian advocacy and rights groups, Maxim magazine issued a carefully-worded apology for an article in its February issue that depicted Mahatma Gandhi being beaten, kicked and bloodied in a ...
'The INS registration policy is inherently flawed'
Feb 07, 2003; ... Bhatt, Shakti India Abroad 02-07-2003 Pakistani newspaper editor Ejaz Haider detained for failing to appear at an INS interview Even as Pakistan continued to plead with the Bush Administration for exemption from special registration, armed INS officials accosted ...
Joseph Crowley
Feb 14, 2003; ... Nanda, Tanmaya Kumar India Abroad 02-14-2003 Representative Joseph Crowley (Democrat, New York) was recently elected co-chair of the prestigious Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, a position he will share with Rep Joe Wilson (Republican, South Carolina). He ...
The Guantanamo within
Feb 14, 2003; ... Mahesh, Ashwin India Abroad 02-14-2003 As people of a different skin and a different faith, we find the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness isn't always cut to an American cloth that fits A year has passed since the first inmates were brought to the Guantanamo holding ...
NRI Muslim body to run two schools in Andhra Pradesh
Feb 14, 2003 ... India Abroad 02-14-2003 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu handed over the management of two schools, the Madrasa Aliya and Mahbubia, to the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin at its 11th annual convention in Hyderabad. Under the AFMI's ...
Coming soon: VHP's insurance policy for Hindus
Feb 14, 2003; ... Iype, George India Abroad 02-14-2003 It is not just India's private companies and financial service providers who are entering the competitive field of life insurance. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has also decided to start a life insurance scheme - that will cater ...
Thackeray Jr anointed political heir: Shiv Sena gets a working president, but will it work?
Feb 14, 2003; ... Ashraf, Syed Firdaus India Abroad 02-14-2003 When fiery Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray's 76th birthday was celebrated at the spacious Shanmukhananda Hall in north central Mumbai, his party members were present in huge numbers to honor him. Thackeray did not turn up - the ...
Anjana Rao chosen for defense initiative against bio-terrorism
Feb 07, 2003; ... Haniffa, Aziz India Abroad 02-07-2003 Professor Anjana Rao, leading molecular immunologist and biologist, is among the five people appointed to the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council by Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson. Rao, ...
Black or white? We gotta work it out
Feb 07, 2003; ... Pais, Arthur J. India Abroad 02-07-2003 Imagine Tamika and Brendan with identical credentials applying for the same job. Imagine, then, Brendan being called for the interview. Stroke of luck? No, says MIT Professor Senthil Mullainathan. The prospective employer is reacting ...
Remember Amar Chitra Katha comics? Now, someone's doing a PhD on them!
Feb 07, 2003; ... Joshi, Monika India Abroad 02-07-2003 The comic book vendor in Mumbai probably could not believe his luck when an American woman wanted to buy second-hand editions of Amar Chitra Katha, the evergreen series on Indian mythology and folklore. Who ever would want tattered old ...
'They would make me stand in a cage in freezing cold!'
Feb 07, 2003; ... Jaweed, Mohammad Azmath India Abroad 02-07-2003 My ordeal began September 11, 2001 when my friend Ayub [Syed Gul Mohammed Shah] and I set out to Texas from Newark, New Jersey. When our flight was terminated at St. Louis in the wake of the WTC terrorist attacks, we took ...
IBM veteran to head Brookhaven Laboratory
Feb 07, 2003; ... Mozumder, Suman Guha India Abroad 02-07-2003 Dr. Praveen Chaudhari, who has been with the IBM for 36 years, was last week named director of the prestigious Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, one of the premier research institutions in the ...
Senate okays Corzine's bill; 9/11 families may get year's extension
Feb 07, 2003; ... Haniffa, Aziz India Abroad 02-07-2003 Several hundred spouses and children of documented and undocumented South Asian immigrants who were killed in the September 11, 2001, attacks might have won a one-year reprieve from the threat of deportation. An amendment to that effect, ...