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www.theindianpanorama.news # 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 14 ISSUE 42 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● OCT 16 - 22, 2020 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 America Trump says he supports larger UNITED against coronavirus relief package COVID-19 WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, Oct 15 KEEP SAFE he was willing to support a ● Follow CDC guidelines comprehensive COVID-19 coronavirus ● Observe Social Distancing relief package larger than $1.8 trillion ● Wash Hands Frequently to make a deal with Democrats and get a KEEP AMERICA SAFE bill passed. "I would," he said during a telephone interview with Fox Business News."Absolutely, I would. I would say US ELECTION 2020 more. I would go higher. Go big or go We have created for the readers of home." The Indian Panorama, a new column-US He went on to say that he had directed Election 2020 -where experts will analyze Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to election scenario, week after weeks, until make an offer over the $1.8 trillion package previously supported by the the election results are out. White House but said Mnuchin "hasn't Articles and comments are welcome, come home with the bacon." and may please be emailed to It has been a yes or no; less or more with regard to Coronavirus relief package, which the larger contd on page 2 [email protected] chunk of American population badly needs, and needs now. will bring out a special edition Dr. Dnyaneshwar Mulay Tasked to If elected, 11 million immigrants to on the occasion of Deepavali on Friday, November 13, Lead Committee of NRI Academics Articles and advertisements for get citizenship, promises Biden the special edition may please WASHINGTON be submitted by November 7. and Scientists (TIP): Democratic I.S.SALUJA presidential QUICK TAKES NEW YORK (TIP): New Yorkers candidate Joe Biden will be happy and proud to know that has vowed to provide India fares poorly in hunger index a former Consul General of India at citizenship to 11 New York Dr. Dnyaneshwar Mulay million illegal Page 02 has been appointed Chair of an Inter- immigrants if voted 72% Of Indian Americans Support ministerial Working Group to to power in the Joe Biden, says Survey develop a single national Portal titled November 3 "Pravasi Bharatiya Academic and presidential election. "We're going to have to deal with the Page 05 Scientific Sampark (PRABHASS). Biden identified this immigration crisis," Biden said. The Tribune, true voice of people Dr. Mulay is a member of National as one of his Human Rights Commission, India priorities in addition to beating the coronavirus Page 08 and a former career diplomat who pandemic, rebuilding the economy and figuring out how Beware of the consequences of "With his vast experience has held key positions in the to restore American leadership around the world. and valuable insights from a ministry of external affairs, At a virtual fundraiser on Wednesday,October 14, Biden disregarding recommendations of long service in the Ministry of external affairs, Dr. government of India. said there is a need to deal with what's going on at the health experts Page 08 Dnyaneshwar Mulay would The new body, PRABHASS would border. "We're going to have to deal with the immigration Are we losing the war against the be able to guide this high- work towards effectively engaging crisis," he said. level committee to bridge the with Global S&T community for Donald Trump has been calling for the deportation of obscenity of hunger? Page 09 gap between Overseas enriching the Indian innovation illegal immigrants. Indians and India." Trump continues to be most TIP File photo ecosystem for networking them with Meanwhile, Democratic vice-presidential nominee unpredictable, as in 2016 Page 10 Indian researchers/institutions, Kamala Harris has cancelled her travel plans through provide policy guidance, establish and launch joint collaborative Sunday as a precaution after one of her staff members Should we Reject Indian-Americans programs/schemes etc., a press release said. tested Covid positive. to our legislative bodies? Page 10 contd on page 2 (Source: PTI) THE INDIAN PANORAMA MISCELLANY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 02 India fares poorly in hunger index PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja Country has the highest prevalence of 'wasted children'; even Bangladesh and Pakistan score better VICE PRESIDENT: Chitagam Saluja NEW YORK (TIP): India has India has improved in both the highest prevalence of child mortality rates, which are CHIEF EDITOR: wasted children under five now at 3.7%, and in terms of Prof Indrajit S. Saluja years in the world, which undernourishment, with about CONSULTING EDITOR : reflects acute undernutrition, 14% of the total population Deepak Dwidedi, Chairman, according to the Global Hunger which gets an insufficient Bhaskar Group, Delhi Index 2020. The situation has caloric intake. ASSISTANT EDITOR: worsened in the 2015-19 period, In the region of south, east Bidisha Roy when the prevalence of child and south-eastern Asia, the SPL. REPORTER UNO: wasting was 17.3%, in only countries which fare H.S. Panaser comparison to 2010-14, when it worse than India are Timor- GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: was 15.1%. Leste, Afghanistan and North Overall, India ranks 94 out of Korea. Om Parkash Malik 107 countries in the Index, DIRECTOR Pandemic effect lower than neighbors such as ADMINISTRATION: Bangladesh (75) and Pakistan Globally, nearly 690 million Gauri Beri (88). 2020 scores reflect data people are undernourished, CONTRIBUTING from 2015-19. The Index, which according to the report, which PHOTOGRAPHERS: was released on Friday, is a Overall, India ranks 94 out of 107 countries in hunger Index warns that the COVID-19 Baldev Singh / BJ Videos peer-reviewed report released pandemic could have affected Gunjesh Desai / Masala Junction annually by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. the progress made on reducing hunger and poverty. Jay Mandal, It uses four parameters to determine its scores. India fares "The world is not on track to achieve the second Sustainable Mohammad Jaffer, worst in child wasting (low weight for height, reflecting acute Development Goal - known as Zero Hunger for short - by 2030. SnapsIndia undernutrition) and child stunting (low height for age, At the current pace, approximately 37 countries will fail even Mohammad Shahzad, reflecting chronic undernutrition), which together make up a to reach low hunger, as defined by the Global Hunger Index Zia Khan, third of the total score. Severity Scale, by 2030," says the report. "These projections do Nisha Rani Although it is still in the poorest category, however, child not account for the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which Vaaho Photographers, stunting has actually improved significantly, from 54% in 2000 may worsen hunger and undernutrition in the near term and Vijay Shah - Photo Journalist. to less than 35% now. Child wasting, on the other hand, has not affect countries' trajectories into the future ... COVID-19 has CORRESPONDENTS : improved in the last two decades, and is rather worse than it made it clearer than ever that our food systems, as they stand, SACRAMENTO: was decade ago. are inadequate to the task of achieving Zero Hunger." Parminder S. Aujla NEW YORK : contd from page 1 Chitagam Indian Council of Medical Research, A.K. Tyagi from Department of Atomic Energy, N. Ranjana from D.R.D.O., FRESNO: Gopal Raman Iyengar from Ministry of Earth Sciences, M.S. Tarlochan Singh Trump says he supports larger Anurup from Space department, Manish Rana from DALLAS: Department of Biotechnology, Rama Swami Bansal from Harjit Dhesi, Amarjit Dhillon coronavirus relief package Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Renu Paul from OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENTS Trump said he would not accept "goodies" in the Democrats' Ministry of External Affairs along with a member from the LONDON proposal. Department of Agricultural Research and Education. Nirpal Singh Shergill House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), have "With his vast experience and valuable insights from a long been pushing for a $2.2 trillion package that would include service in the Ministry of external affairs, Dr. Dnyaneshwar SPL CORRESPONDENT funding for state and local governments, schools, and Mulay would be able to guide this high-level committee to DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: coronavirus testing and tracing, among other priorities.2 bridge the gap between Overseas Indians and India," the press Ashishpal Singh Republicans in the Senate support a $500 billion bill that release said. CHANDIGARH: would not offer a wide a range of measures. Senate Majority Born on November 5, 1958 in Kolhapur District of Manjit Sidhu Leader Mitch McConnell said the upper chamber would be Maharashtra State (Western India), Dr. Dnyaneshwar LUDHIANA: working on the bill next week. Manohar Mulay took his primary education at the village A.S. Arora, REPUBLICANS Primary School. Subsequently, he completed bachelor's degree R.P.Sharma Democrats demanding a 'wish list' in English Literature from Shahaji Chhatrapati College at "(Democrats) say anything short of their multi-trillion- Kolhapur, followed by master's degree in Personnel DALLAS BUREAU CHIEF & VP dollar wish list, jammed with non-COVID-related demands, is Management from Mumbai University. He joined Indian Lovllien Kaurr 'piecemeal' and not worth doing," McConnell said in a Foreign Service in 1983 and, besides serving at the Ministry of 972-330-3139 statement. "Speaker Pelosi frequently says she feels 'nothing' is External Affairs in New Delhi, has also done postings in Indian [email protected] better than 'something.' And she has worked hard to ensure Missions in Tokyo, Moscow, Port Louis. He served as Minister The Indian Panorama that nothing is what American families get." in Damascus and was High Commissioner of India to Male P.O. Box No. 190067, South DEMOCRATS (Maldives) from April 2009-March 2013.