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Winning Awards Worldwide for a Film on India’s Weavers

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Advancing Health and Longevity in the U.S.

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Pan-India Actor with U.S. Presidential Honour

Diana Pundole:

The First Indian Woman to Race Ferrari Internationally

Gurdeep Kaur Chawla:

Interpreting for Presidents, Prime Ministers and Global Leaders

Santhosh Ram Mavuri:

Winning Awards Worldwide for a Film on India’s Weavers

Dr. Kavitha Das:

Advancing Health and Longevity in the U.S.

How Going Abroad Can Transform Your Life |

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Global Indian | Good Reads

 Top reads curated from the internet 

#1
Their meteoric rise reshaped the Bay Area and powered Silicon Valley. Is it at an end?
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#2Mother-son duo elected Mayor's in UK
How Indian-origin mother, son from Haryana became mayors in Britain
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#3Modi and Meloni with Melody
Parle Melody: The ₹1 soft power twist Modi served to Meloni and the world
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#4Gautam Adani Infra
US Drops Charges Against Adani, Settlement Clears Path for Stronger India-US Investment Ties
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#5Traveller | Global Indian
Here’s what Indians spend when they travel abroad
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#6Q Manivannan | Indian PhD student elected to Scottish Parliament
‘No visa, no citizenship?’ – ‘Trans Tamil immigrant’ hit with backlash after Scottish parliament election
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Indians in USA

Their meteoric rise reshaped the Bay Area and powered Silicon Valley. Is it at an end?

This article first appeared in San Francisco Chronicle on May 28, 2026

No region of the country is as Indian as the Bay Area, and no city in the Bay Area is as Indian as Fremont.

Here, visitors crowd into Hindu temples to pray to Ganesha and other gods. Some public schools teach Hindi and the thwacks of cricket bats on balls ricochet across the biggest park. Inside the city’s many strip malls, Hyderabadi and Maharashtrian food are devoured by homesick immigrants. Women in saris pop in and out of groceries that sell spices and samosas, dal and ghee.

The mayor of this Silicon Valley bedroom community of 227,000 is himself an immigrant from Punjab. Its voters helped send an Indian American — Rep. Ro Khanna — to Congress...

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Mother-son duo elected Mayors in UK

How Indian-origin mother, son from Haryana became mayors in Britain

This article first appeared in ThePrint  on May 25, 2026

It is a proud and historic week for an Indian-origin family in Britain. This May, 23-year-old Tushar Kumar was sworn in as mayor of Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council, and just days later, his mother, councillor Praveen Rani, became the first Indian-origin mayor of Hertsmere Borough Council. 

For the family, who moved from Haryana to Britain a little over a decade ago, the back-to-back wins turned a local political story into an inspiring journey of migration and representation for the Indian diaspora. 
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Modi and Meloni

Parle Melody: The ₹1 soft power twist Modi served to Meloni and the world

This article first appeared in The Economic Times on May 21, 2026

Prime Minister Modi's gift of a Parle Melody toffee to Italy's Giorgia Meloni symbolised India's evolving soft power. Beyond traditional exports, this gesture highlights India's growing confidence in its mass-market culture and everyday consumer identity, signaling a shift towards showcasing its vibrant domestic economy on the global stage Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on May 20, the moment looked like a playful internet joke that had suddenly broken the boundaries of social media and entered diplomacy. Why is Parle Melody so chocolaty? That’s a question the brand had positioned and is a popular tag for the toffee. However, Melody has become an answer to questions about India’s rising export and production story in a symbolic manner.
The “Melodi” meme, born from a combination of the two leaders’ surnames, has been amplified online since the G20 summit in 2023. Meloni laughed on camera and called it a “very, very good toffee” as the clip spread rapidly across platforms.
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Gautam Adani

US Drops Charges Against Adani, Settlement Clears Path for Stronger India-US Investment Ties

This article first appeared in International Business Times on May 19, 2026

The resolution of the legal matters involving the Adani Group has removed a major overhang on the expanding India-US economic partnership, with industry leaders and American lawmakers describing the developments as a boost for bilateral investment ties. The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) on Monday said the closure of investigations involving Gautam Adani and Adani Enterprises could pave the way for fresh Indian investments in the United States. "The US Department of Justice's resolution in the case involving Adani Enterprise brings closure to the ongoing legal matter, which has been a distraction to the otherwise strong US-India economic partnership," said Dr Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of USISPF. His remarks came after the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $275 million settlement with Adani Enterprises over alleged violations linked to Iran sanctions.

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Archana Singh, Founder, Travel See Write

Here’s what Indians spend when they travel abroad

This article first appeared in Condé Nast Traveller on May 11, 2026

On Sunday, 10 May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to cut back on international travel as part of several austerity measures to save on foreign exchange. His call to arms comes from Indian travellers emerging as one of the top spenders in the world. According to a 2025 report by UN Tourism, Indian travellers spent $35 billion on overseas travel in 2024, making it the 10th largest outbound tourism source in the world. China topped the list with outbound tourism expenditure of $250.6 billion, followed by the US at $177.8 billion...

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Q Manivannan | Indian PhD student elected to Scottish Parliament

‘No visa, no citizenship?’ – ‘Trans Tamil immigrant’ hit with backlash after Scottish parliament election

This article first appeared in Financial Express on May 10, 2026 An Indian-born transgender immigrant was recently elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) on the Edinburgh & Lothians East list for the pro-independence Scottish Greens. The issue immediately became a matter of serious contention. While achieving firsts is typically a milestone that receives positive reception marked by thunderous applause, Q Manivannan’s recent success was largely defined by controversy.

The self-described “queer Tamil immigrant,” who identifies as non-binary, has lived in Scotland since 2021. Instead of praise, Manivannan’s political rise in the UK was mostly viewed with skepticism regarding their immigration status and previous social media history. On the contrary, rules earlier suggested that foreigners could only become an MSP if they had Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) or “settlement’ in the UK, which Manivannan doesn’t have as a non-UK citizen. Notably, they are believed to have originally arrived in Britain on a student visa.
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Global Indian | World in Numbers

Statistically speaking

162 Indian companies

Spent more than $18bn on outbound acquisitions in 2025 — a 34% increase from the previous year according to data by consultancy firm Grant Thornton.

40 Percent

Growth in India’s toffee exports to $14.87 million in FY26, the highest in eight years, from $10.82 million in FY25.

$20.5 Billion

The value of upcoming Indian investments in the US that would create substantial new jobs.

$18.3 Billion

The amount India spends every year importing cooking oil, as the country imports nearly 60 percent of the edible oil it consumes.

85 Percent

Of India’s almonds come from California, which produces 80 percent of the world's almonds. India is its largest buyer, and the most important international market for California’s almond industry.

100 Percent

New Zealand has granted complete duty-free access to all Indian exports, significantly benefiting labour-intensive sectors such as textiles, leather, footwear, and gems.

Global Indian | Did You Know? 

Fun facts about India and Global Indians

Shrey Parikh won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee. He becomes the 31st champion of Indian heritage to clinch the title of the competition that started in 1925.

India is now Sri Lanka's second-largest export market, overtaking the United Kingdom. The United States remains the top destination for Sri Lankan exports.

Zohran Mamdani launched ‘Talk with the People’ on May 21, 2026, streaming across multiple platforms. Billed as the first recurring show by a U.S. elected official, it draws inspiration from former New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia’s 1940s radio talks.

Three Indian Americans — Rajiv J. Shah, Deepak Bhargava, and Anna Verghese are on the TIME100 Most Influential People in Philanthropy 2026 list for shaping the future of giving, advocacy, and social impact.

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., has displayed the saree Indian scientist Nandini Harinath wore during ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission in 2013, when the spacecraft began its nearly 300-day journey to Mars.

India is the world’s second-biggest gold consumer after China. The country's gold imports rose over 24 per cent to an all-time high of $71.98 billion in 2025-26. 

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Xavier Augustin

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