U.S. Businesses Face Significant Market Access Barriers in India, Says Secretary of Commerce
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# 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 7 ISSUE 19 ● DALLAS ● MAY 10 - MAY 16, 2019 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news US WILL NOT BACK DOWN UNTIL CHINA STOPS U.S. businesses face significant CHEATING WORKERS, STEALING JOBS: TRUMP market access barriers in India, says Secretary of Commerce NEW DELHI (TIP): Pointing out that trade relationships should be based on fairness and reciprocity,US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross alleged that currently US businesses face significant market access barriers in India US President Donald Trump has said : "The era including tariff and non-tariff barriers, of economic surrender is over."(Screen shot) as well as multiple practices and WASHINGTON (TIP): The US will regulations that disadvantage foreign "not back down" until China stops companies. cheating American workers and Ross was speaking at the Trade Winds stealing its jobs, President Donald Conference in New Delhi, India, May 7 Trump said, May 9, as a top Chinese where he said that their 'goal is to official started talks with his eliminate barriers to U.S. companies, American counterparts on a trade operating here, including data- deal. localization restrictions that weaken contd on Page 20 data security, and increase the cost of doing business.' "India has the world's third largest economy, and by 2030, it is expected to become the world's largest consumer market because of the rapid growth of Future of Democracy the middle class. in India - TIP Survey contd on Page 20 India is going through the process of US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and general elections to elect 542 Lok Sabha Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & members and members to Legislative Industry and Civil Aviation co-chaired the Assemblies in some States. The seventh bilateral trade meeting in New Delhi, May 6 and the last phase of voting will be completed on May 19, with counting of votes taking place on May 23. Ambassador Shringla gives message of SUPREME COURT OF The present election has raised many INDIA JUNKS PLEA TO issues, the most important being whether solidarity to Indian community of Kentucky or not Democracy in India will survive if the DEBAR RAHUL ON religion-centric BJP is back in power. LOUISVILLE, KY (TIP): On his trip CITIZENSHIP ISSUE NRIs are a wide-awake class and have to Louisville, Kentucky on 6 May 2019, evinced keen interest in the political goings on in India. They may be citizens of any India's Ambassador to the US Harsh V NEW DELHI country , but they carry India in their Shringla delivered a message of (TIP): The hearts. solidarity to the Indian community Supreme Court , The Indian Panorama is conducting a when he visited the Shri Maninagar on May 9, survey on this single issue whether or Swaminarayan Temple which had dismissed a plea not Democracy will survive in India if religion-centric BJP comes back in witnessed an incident of vandalism in seeking directions power. January 2019. Officials of the Temple to the Centre and Readers may please send in their comments showed him the place where vandalism the Election (not exceeding 300 words) with their took place. In his address, the envoy Commission to photograph and email / phone no. by May gave the message of peace and harmony. debar Congress 12. Their comments will be published in Earlier, Governor of Kentucky Matt president Rahul The Supreme Court May 17 issue of the newspaper. Please email dismissed , on May 9, a Bevin hosted him. Gandhi to [email protected]. Mail to P.O. Box Ambassador Harsh V Shringla with Governor plea to debar Rahul on 190067 South Richmond Hill, NY 11419. of Kentucky Matt Bevin contd on Page 5 contd on Page 20 citizenship issue. Indian American High Schooler Introduces STEAM to Frisco, Texas, Community Via Fairs DALLAS, TX (TIP): An Indian High School, according to a news they did in February. American teenager in Frisco, Texas, release. "To execute this idea, Harsha and I had a vision to hold an event to "My friend Harsha and I moved to recruited 16 people, including a educate the community of the Frisco at the same time. There were social media team, sponsorship importance of STEAM, and he was things in the Northeast that we wish team, event outreach team and able to execute it at a recent event. we had here," Ramakrishnan volunteer coordinating team," the Ritvik Ramakrishnan, a junior at explained, which included STEAM young Indian American said. Frisco's Memorial High School, held (science, technology, engineering, Ramakrishnan and Kolachina a citywide STEAM Fair, with arts and mathematics) fairs. acquired sponsors and also applied coordination from his friend Harsha They put their heads together and for an Ignite license. Kolachina, a senior at Lone Star decided to host a STEAM fair, which contd on Page 20 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019 INDIANS ABROAD 3 Engineering Building at Dhruv Patel creates history as first Indian University of Houston renamed after Indian Origin Chairman of London’s Largest Charity American Couple LONDON (TIP): Dhruv Patel, who founded the City Hindus Network, has become the first ever BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) Chairman of London's largest independent grant giver. Mr Patel, an Elected Member of the City of London Corporation since 2013, was elected as Chairman of the City Bridge Trust Committee. He replaces Alison Gowman, who has served her full three-year term, and now becomes Deputy Chair of the Committee. "It is a great privilege to be in the leadership role of one of the UK's Durga Agrawal with wife, Sushila at their Houston area home. most important supporters of civil Photo / courtesy University of Houston society.Together we will continue to help give all London's communities the HOUSTON, TX (TIP): On April 26, opportunity to thrive, and give young 2019 an engineering building at the people, in particular, the best possible University of Houston was renamed start in life", said Patel. the Durga D. and Sushila Agrawal Formerly the Committee's deputy Engineering Research Building in Chairman, he will lead City Bridge In February 2019, Dhruv Patel received an OBE (Order of the British empire) from Prince William, recognition of a gift from the Indian Trust's Elected Members in delivering Duke of Cambridge for voluntary service to the British Hindu community and to Social Cohesion American couple that will provide Bridging Divides, its five-year funding ongoing support for faculty, students, programme, which will see £100 million businessman with interests in property, when he was elected Chairman of research and building operations. distributed to the capital's charities to retail pharmacy, and the London Community & Children's Services. Indian American chancellor and help Londoners most in need. insurance market, became the first The London born 35-year-old also president of the university Renu City Bridge Trust is the funding arm of chairman of the City Hindus Network serves as a director of the City of Khator, Consul General of India in the City of London Corporation's when it was established in 2005, and he London Academies Trust, and is Deputy Houston Dr Anupam Ray, members of charity, Bridge House Estates, making held the position until 2010. He now Chairman of the City Bridge Trust. the Indian community, students and charity grants of £20 million a year to serves as one of its three directors. Mr Patel has been a Trustee of The faculty were present at the building tackle disadvantaged communities Since 2013, he has served as an elected Lord Mayor's 800th Anniversary Awards dedication ceremony. across the capital. member (Common Councilman) of the Trust since 2015. He is a Liveryman of The $51 million building, which In February 2019,Dhruv Patel received City of London Corporation. The Clothworkers' Company and has sat opened in 2017, had earlier named a an OBE (order of the British empire) With a keen interest in the community on their Property Committee since 2016. floor for the couple. Durga D. Agrawal, from Prince William, Duke of and helping others, in 2015 Mr Patel, He is also Chair of the Local Governing founder of Piping Technology & Cambridge for voluntary service to the became the City of London Body of the Avanti Court Primary Products Inc., is a member of the UH British Hindu community and to Social Corporation's first ever chair of a School in Redbridge, a role he was System Board of Regents and a former Cohesion. Mr Patel, who is a committee from a BAME background appointed to in 2017. member of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. After arriving in Houston from India Indian Origin ICE detainee in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in passes away at Arizona's India's Candidate Re-elected to UN mechanical engineering from Delhi La Paz County Jail College of Engineering, Agrawal International Narcotics Board earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in PARKER, AZ (TIP): An Indian industrial engineering from the UH national in the custody of U.S. NEW YORK (TIP): In a significant Cullen College of Engineering. Immigration and Customs Enforcement victory, India's JagjitPavadia was re- Durga Agrawal was appointed to the (ICE) at the La Paz County Jail (LPCJ) elected to the International Narcotics University of Houston System Board passed away Friday,May 3 morning after Control Board (INCB) for another of Regents in 2013 by Governor Rick efforts by medical staff to revive him term. The Economic and Social Perry and will serve through August were unsuccessful, according to an ICE Council (ECOSOC) held elections by 31, 2019.