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LINKING INDIA WITH AUSTRALIA FREE Vol. 27 No. 12 SEPTEMBER 2020 indianlink.com.au SYDNEY NEW HORIZONS Tajinder Kumar’s RAAF journey NATIONAL Celebrating EDITION 25 years and 22 Multicultural Media AwardsSEPTEMBER 2020 1 Level 24/44 Market St, Sydney 2000 • GPO Box 108, Sydney 2001 • Ph: 18000 15 8 47 D I D Y O U M I S S Y O U R B I R T H D A Y O R W E D D I N G T H I S Y E A R ? WE’RE BACK C O V I D - S A F E E V E N T S We’re registered as COVID-SAFE event venues, with clear plans in place to ensure that your guests can experience a safe and memorable event. We’re ready to party. Are you? 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SOCIAL MEDIA PAWAN LUTHRA ceremony including a sari-clad woman Over the past year however, the Suruchi Sehgal also purported to cement his credentials Democrats have taken India to task on f the 1.8 million Indian within America’s Indian community. Modi’s Kashmir policy and the Hindutva MELBOURNE COORDINATOR Preeti Jabbal Americans eligible voters, it is Trump may also have chosen deliberately agenda. Many Indian Americans were estimated that 1.3 million live to keep very quiet on India’s domestic also incensed by Biden when in an CONTRIBUTORS in the eight key states which issues. attempt to woo the Muslim American Rhea L Nath, Bageshri Savyasachi, Ocould decide the next President of the And yet Indian Americans must voters, he also criticised India’s Manan Luthra, Mohan Dhall, United States. surely be uncomfortable with Trump’s Citizenship Amendment Act and the Ekaagra Kesarwani, Emie Roy, Sizeable Indian American voters live growing white nationalist base. His National Register of Citizens. Sandip Hor, Minal Khona, LP Ayer in four of the eight key states, these open attacks on foreigners taking away With all this in the mix, the Indian being Michigan (125,000), Pennsylvania American jobs, curbs on H-1B visas and American vote bank lies split along SALES (156,000), Florida (193,000) and overall restrictions on immigration, identity lines. There are those who favour Charuta Joshi Wisconsin (37,000). These states formed have not gone down well with the Indian the strong rise of Hinduism in India and the blue wall that crumbled in 2016: community. what it offes, yet ogessie ndian Democrat hopeful Hillary Clinton lost On the other hand, the Democrats also American activists have long criticised them by a combined total of fewer than come with their plusses and minuses. the Hindu nationalist discourse for its Indian Link is a monthly newspaper published in English. No material, including advertisements 80,000 votes which was 0.06% of the 137 Joe Biden’s choice ofpart-Indian Kamala caste bias. designed by Indian Link, may be reproduced in million votes cast. Donald Trump went Harris has curried favour with the Indian The challenge for both major parties part or in whole without the written consent of the on to become US President. community (and in all probability caused will be to strike the balance between editor. Opinions carried in Indian Link are those of the writers and not necessarily endorsed by Indian This time round, Republicans and the Trump camp to ramp up the India what they have said and done, and what Link. All correspondence should be addressed to: Democrats are both working overtime message in their marketing.) Harris they promise to do, should they come into to woo the Indian voters. Both however, often talks about how her views were power. And as for the Indian American INDIAN LINK MEDIA GROUP come with their own baggage. shaped by her grandfather in Chennai voters, well, they’d better get used to Level 24/44 Market St, Sydney 2000 On the one hand, President Trump in her childhood. The Democrats are at getting special treatment – pundits are GPO Box 108, Sydney 2001 is portraying himself as the true friend pain to point out the two visits by Barack calling the 2024 US Presidential race to Ph: 02 9279-2004 Fax: 02 9279-2005 of India, with ads aimed at the Indian Obama to India, including one as the be between Republican Nikki Haley and Email: [email protected] community showcasing his close chief guest for the Republic Day parade Democrat Kamala Harris. relationship with Indian PM Modi. The and also of his support for India to secure That could be an interesting one. Maria’s pathway to Engineering. Where ambition makes a degree possible. 11771_WSU_TheCollege_PressAd_HP_English_Maria_170mmHx250mmW_ARA_OL_5mmBleed.indd 1 10/12/19 4:08 pm NATIONAL EDITION SEPTEMBER 2020 3 cONTeNTS SPecIAL feATUReS YOUTH Subtle Curry Traits 15 OPINION Hope and reassurance, not angst and division 22 15 23 STUDENTS Why I chose Hindi in Year 12 23 TRAVEL Gandhi’s Delhi 30 FOOD cOveR STORy Oatmilk for nutrition as well as sustainability 32 30 32 Tajinder Kumar’s RAAF journey 08 >>>> COVID ALERT >>>> COVID ALERT >>>> COVID ALERT >>>> COVID ALERT >>>> More cases in NSW. Stay alert. It’s up to everyone to stay alert and help stop the spread of COVID-19. > Get tested at the first sign of a symptom, and self-isolate. > Stay 1.5m apart from others when outside your home. > Wash hands often. > Wear a mask when you can’t keep your distance. Find out if you have visited a location associated with a confirmed COVID-19 case at nsw.gov.au. 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All plans are subject to copyright protection. New Living Homes Pty Ltd - BLIC 244889 ABN 67152611713 NATIONAL EDITION SEPTEMBER 2020 5 YOUR SAY HARRIS PARK BRAWL Readers condemned a recent brawl that took place on the streets of Harris Park NSW, an incident into which police investigation is currently ongoing. Sareeta Nand-Singh wrote: All because of an argument on Tiktok? Was it even worth it? Rajbir Singh Randhawa wrote: The sad part is, only people from one community got arrested. The people who ashed bats and rods are still free and posting videos on Tiktok with pride. Francis Augustine wrote: This is not India; obey the law of the country or you will be punished. Alan J Maurice wrote: Ten years sounds harsh. SSR ON BILLBOARDS Jaswinder Singh Boparai wrote: They did wrong and should be punished for RHEA L NATH reported on the seven billboards that went up in Melbourne it. But 10 years? Brawls happen almost every weekend in city nightclubs, do recently calling for justice in the Sushant case. they get 10 years? Chenoa Sharni Fernandez wrote: Unfortunately we are in a lockdown and Syed Mohammed wrote: For everybody else, we are all just Indians here. cannot go beyond 5km radius from where we live. None of these billboards Raita phailaana hai to wapas India jaao aur waha karo jo karna hai. If you are in my area.