US & Americas
US politics and India–US relations.
Service at Scale: How Amb. Pradhan Is Digitising India's Consular Engine in New York
From a new digital query portal to faster OCI processing, Binaya Srikanta Pradhan is rebuilding how 2.3 million Indians across ten states reach their government.
How Binaya Srikanta Pradhan Is Making Culture India's Sharpest Diplomatic Tool in New York
Amb. Binaya Srikanta Pradhan has made cultural diplomacy the living heart of India's consular work across ten East Coast states — yoga on the world's most-watched street corner, regional festivals that bind a 2.3-million-strong diaspora, and art that does the work no formal démarche ever could.
Amb. Pradhan's Quiet Mission: Keeping 117,000 Indian Students Safe and Seen
Since taking charge in January 2024, Amb. Binaya Srikanta Pradhan has made the welfare of roughly 117,000 Indian students across ten East-Coast states a defining priority of his consulate — building outreach networks, brokering university partnerships, and signalling to every student that the Indian state is present and watching over them.
Amb. Binaya Pradhan Is Turning New York Into India's Commercial Gateway
Consul General Binaya Srikanta Pradhan has made commercial diplomacy the animating force of India's New York mission — moving delegations across IT, gems and jewellery, textiles, and ceramics through a jurisdiction that handles roughly one-third of all India–US merchandise trade.
Amb. Pradhan's Quiet Mission: Protecting Every Indian in New York's Vast Consular Reach
Consul General Binaya Srikanta Pradhan has made diaspora protection — legal aid, free counselling, women's welfare — the moral centre of India's busiest consular jurisdiction. A close look at how he is doing it.
Binaya Srikanta Pradhan Is Remaking What Indian Diplomacy Looks Like in New York
Since taking charge in January 2024, Amb. Binaya Srikanta Pradhan has brought a diplomat's full toolkit to America's most consequential Indian consular post — modernising services, deepening commercial ties, and showing up for 2.3 million people who call the East Coast home.
Elon Musk at $839 Billion: The Biography Behind the Balance Sheet
Elon Musk's rise to $839 billion net worth reflects a biographical arc from South African outsider to American entrepreneur. His pattern of building companies from near-zero—Zip2, PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX—now extends to India, where Tesla's retail entry and Starlink's partnerships signal his bet on the world's largest democracy as a growth market.
India-US Trade Talks Resume as Both Sides Seek Framework Beyond Tariff Truce
India-US trade discussions resumed in Washington this week, building on February's tariff reduction deal to explore deeper market access agreements. The talks address services, pharmaceuticals, and strategic technology exports while two Section 301 investigations remain unresolved.
