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Nikki Haley joins growing list of Indian-origin leaders dominating world politics

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Washington: With Republican Party’s rising star Nikki Haley launching her US presidential campaign against her former boss Donald Trump, she joins a long list of Indian-origin leaders dominating politics at important world capitals.
In the US, the growing influence of the Indian-American community can be seen in the success of Kamala Harris, who became the first woman and the first coloured Vice President of the country. She was a senator for California from 2017 to 2021. Harris, a Democrat, also served as the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017. She was born to Indian and Jamaican parents in California.
In the crucial midterm elections in November, a record five Indian-American lawmakers from the ruling Democrat Party — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal, Ami Bera and Shri Thanedar — were elected to the US House of Representatives.
Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent politician in California, recently contested the election for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (RNC).
Rishi Sunak was installed as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister last year. He is the youngest British prime minister in 210 years. He is also Britain’s first Hindu Prime Minister. Goan-origin Suella Braverman is serving as his Home Secretary.
Under Sunak’s predecessor, Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, Priti Patel was the Home Secretary. Alok Sharma was the International Development Secretary in Johnson Cabinet.
Ireland’s Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Eric Varadkar is also of Indian origin.
Varadkar is the third child and only son of Ashok and Miriam Varadkar. His father, a doctor, was born in Mumbai and moved to the United Kingdom in the 1960s.

Antonio Costa has been the Prime Minister of Portugal since 2015. He is half Indian and half Portuguese.
Canada’s Defence Minister Anita Anand’s parents were Indians. Her father was from Tamil Nadu and her mother was from Punjab.
Apart from Anand, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet has two more Indian-origin members– Harjit Sajjan and Kamal Khera.
Priyanca Radhakrishnan is the first person of Indian origin to become a Minister in New Zealand. Born in Chennai to Malayali parents, is currently the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector.
Christine Carla Kangaloo, who is the president-elect of Trinidad and Tobago, was born into an Indo-Trinidadian family.
Pritam Singh, an Indian-origin Lawyer and author, has been serving as Leader of the Opposition in Singapore since 2020.
Devanand “Dave” Sharma became the first person of Indian origin to become a Member of the Australian Parliament in 2019.
Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the President of Guyana, was born into a Muslim Indo-Guyanese family in Leonora.
Pravind Jugnaut has been serving as the prime minister of Mauritius since January 2017. He was born into a Hindu Yaduvanshi family in 1961. His great-grandfather migrated to Mauritius from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in the 1870s.
Prithvirajsing Roopun, the president of Mauritius since 2019, was born in an Indian Arya Samaj Hindu family.
Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi has been the president of Suriname since 2020. Santokhi was born in 1959 into an Indo-Surinamese Hindu family in Lelydorp.
Wavel Ramkalawan has been serving as the president of Seychelles since October 2020. His grandfather was from Bihar.
According to the 2021 Indiaspora Government Leaders List, more than 200 leaders of Indian heritage have ascended to the highest echelons of public service in 15 countries across the globe, with over 60 of them holding Cabinet positions.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 15, 2023
Why anger is growing in Turkey a week after catastrophic earthquakes – podcast

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In the past week the death toll from the earthquakes that hit Syria and Turkey, flattening buildings and laying waste to towns and cities, has rocketed.
Journalist Ruth Michaelson has been travelling around the devastated area, meeting survivors who have been waiting for days for rescue and relief efforts to reach them. One man told her how he waited five days for his in-laws to be pulled from the rubble, another that he had to not only help extract his grandparents’ bodies from the rubble but drive them to the graveyard himself. The long wait for support is taking its toll.
There is a growing frustration in Turkey with the government of President Erdoğan – who himself came to power after dissatisfaction at how a previous administration dealt with an earthquake. Meanwhile in Syria, the US has had to make an exemption to its sanctions to allow aid through, while a rebel leader previously affiliated with al-Qaida has called for international aid. So how likely is it that the survivors will get the help they need?

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February 14, 2023
Artisans buoyed over growing demand for Khatamband craft in Valley, Middle East

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Srinagar, Feb 07: The centuries old ‘Khatamband’ art is again in demand in Kashmir.
Ali Muhammad Najar (Giru) (70), a well-known Khatamband artist from Safa Kadal area in Srinagar told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that he learnt the skill from his parents and grandparents as his forefathers have been associated with the oldest craft.
“My father and grandfather were decorating rest houses, houseboats, cafeterias and other buildings with Khatamband,” he said.
Khatamband work is mainly being carried out manually but with introduction of technology, a few machines are being used as well but still most of the work is being done by hands only, he said.
Khatamband used to be the domain of shrines, palaces, houseboats and royal houses but now every other person wants it for their house. The demand has also resulted in an increase in the number of Khatamband artisans.
“I have trained at least 70 persons who are currently working on their own,” he said.
According to him, there is demand for the art in foreign countries too and he has worked in Qatar, Muscat and his son has returned from Nepal recently after completing an assignment.

The raw materials used include deodar and walnut.
“There were more than 160 designs for the Khatamband in Kashmir. But currently there are only a few designs available that artisans can reproduce. They are compensating the old designs with new ones. It is an expensive art form and therefore not many people invested in it for a long time,” he added.
In the 1990s, the craft gradually faded due to its cost.
He said that the government can help in promotion of the crafts in foreign countries so that people associated with any art can earn their livelihood well.
The greatest quality of the Khatamband is that even if it is dismantled after centuries, it can be reused and reinstalled again, he said.
Other artists said that Khatamband demand is on rise as it has become a sort of status symbol in Kashmiri society once again.
It is believed that Khatamband was brought to Kashmir during the 14th Century by noted saint Shah-i-Hamdaan who visited Kashmir along with many followers that also included Khatamband artists from Iran.
Khatamband is an art of ceiling making, by fitting small pieces of wood (preferably walnut or deodar wood) into each other in geometrical patterns. The process is not done through machines but is painstakingly hand crafted and that too without using any nails—(KNO)
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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

February 7, 2023
The Capitol Police is mum about a complaint filed by a former prospective employee of George Santos — which adds to a growing list.

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The complaints filed with the Hill’s police department and the House Ethics Committee allege sexual harassment by the New York Republican.

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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

February 6, 2023