Letter to Foreign Affairs committee May 22, 2025 The Chair and Members ofCommittee on Foreign AffairsSubcommittee on South and Central Asia, U.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. Subject: Uniting Against Global Jihadi Terrorism and Supporting India’s Right to Self-Defense As the Subcommittee on Asia prepares to convene a critical discussion on […]
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Photo: March 11, Immigration Summit – Capitol Hill, DC: Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) Request President Biden to extend Documented Dreamers and Spouses of Backlogged Green Card Applicants Relief Similar to Newly Announced Legal Status and Work Permits ———————————————————————————————– Dear President Joseph R. BidenThe White House1600 Pennsylvania […]
Press Release:Email: info@fiids-usa.orgPhone: 202-318-700020 August 2023Washington, DC:The US-based think tank and advocacy institute, Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), hosted a panel discussion on Sunday 20th August on the recent violence in Manipur, a state of India. During the event, FIIDS published a report on facts about Manipur […]
Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDSUSA) appeals for your support requesting the President Biden, the bureau of Consular Services(the department of State) and the USCIS (Department of Homeland Security) to make priority date for current for GC to reduce 195 year long wait period. (Ref: https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20200326_R46291_a4731eeb00f39050b6df66d326d0356438414f03.pdf) The current […]
Press Release: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/619372981/india-visa-appointment-delays-reducing-with-a-top-priority-and-innovative-efforts-by-the-state-department-noted-by-fiids WASHINGTON, DC, USA, February 27, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — When the US consulates opened up for visa appointments post pandemic in 2022, there were delays ranging from 300 to 900 days based on visa-categories for visa appointments in India. These delays had widespread impacts on relatives of American […]
On the background of economic slowdown impacting jobs, Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) appeals the President Biden, the members of congress & senate and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) to extend H1B and L1/5 grace periods. With massive layoffs in the tech industry, Jan 2023 […]
On April 26, 2022: Submitted to Hon. The Finance Minister of Government of India, New Delhi Based on the survey of Indo-Americans, the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS http://fiids-usa.org), a US-based institute for US-India policy studies and awareness, requests you to consider following requests from the Indian diaspora […]
Indo American Community Leaders and Experts are Disappointed with USCIRF Report on India. They consider that this report is not only based on selection and omission but also based on false anti-India campaign
Vijay Kumar KaulProfessor of Business EconomicsUniversity of Delhi In this article, I am concerned with several questions as follows: (a) How the collapse of the Sri Lankan economy is turning into a political crisis? (b) What is it that has led to the current collapse of the Sri Lankan economy? […]
