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www.theindianpanorama.com VOL 11 ISSUE 36 ● NEW YORK ● SEPTEMBER 08 - SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 ● PRICE 40 CENTS Decoding BJP Of Donald Modi & RELIVING Feature - Viceroy’s Poetry Corner - The after Baba's Narendra Trump 9/11 House Journey 8 conviction 9 16 21 30 DIWALI SPECIAL EDITION Ambassador Hardeep S Puri is appointed The Indian Panorama invites articles and advertisements for the a Minister in Modi’s Rejigged Cabinet Diwali special editionbeing brought out on October 13, 2017. PM Narendra Modi reshuffled his cabinet September 3 and brought in nine new faces. Articles and advertisements Nirmala Sitharaman is the First Woman Defence Minister After Indira Gandhi may please be emailed to [email protected] by October 5, 2017. NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi elevated four senior For any queries, please email to ministers to the cabinet rank as he [email protected] or call 646-247-9458 roped in nine new faces to the Union council of ministers on September 3 morning. After DACA Repeal Trump The ministers promoted were Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Dharmendra says he has 'great love for Pradhan, Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman. young immigrants' Also Read Related Stories on page 3 & 15 | contd on Page 32 Widespread condemnation of DACA Repeal Hardeep Singh Puri being sworn in as a Union minister of state by President Ram Nath Kovind at RashtrapatiBhavan in New Delhi. The newly inducted minister declared: "Will do my best". Photo courtesy Arvind Yadav/HT Fierce Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida Juster Nominated as US Envoy to India TAMPA, FL (TIP): WASHINGTON (TIP): The White Fast and furious House on Friday, Sept 1 announced large-scale Hurricane Kenneth I. Juster, one of the foremost Irma is sweeping experts on India-US trade relations as towards Florida. If the next ambassador to India. He WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald the storm reaches its succeeds Richard Verma who Trump has said that he has "great love" for young full potential, it could relinquished charge in November 2016 immigrants who came to America as children and be one of the worst after Trump's election as President. hoped that the Congress would bring in a legislation hurricanes in the Preferred by New Delhi and vetted to help them, hours after he scrapped an amnesty state's history. by the Trump Administration, Ken India expert Kenneth program for 8,00,000 undocumented workers. contd on Page 30 Juster is credited with playing a Juster nominated to contd on Page 32 Read Related crucial role in the US-India nuclear be the next envoy to India Read also Related stories on page 12 Story on Page 13 contd on Page 30 US tech giants vow to defend ‘Dreamers’ NEW YORK (TIP): US tech giants, including Apple, Google and Microsoft, have pledged to stand by their employees after the Trump administration scrapped an amnesty program that granted work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children. US President Donald Trump, on September 5, scrapped an Obama-era program known as Deferred Action for Children Arrival (DACA), a move likely to impact 8,00,000 New York Governor Andrew undocumented workers including more than 7,000 Indian- Cuomo has promised to Americans. challenge any decision by Trump contd on Page 32 to end DACA. Also Read Related Stories on Page 12 104-02, 120th Street, S. Richmond Hill, NY 11419 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 NEW YORK 3 Hardeep S Puri - Just Minted Minister of State for Housing & Urban Development Ambassador Hardeep S Puri, now Minister of State with Independent Charge of Housing and Urban Affairsin the rejigged Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations By Ravi Batra from 4 May 2009 - 27 February 2013. His four years at the United Nations were eventful for Indian diplomacy whenIndia pushed for a permanent seat on Security Council, and contributed hugely to furtherance of UN agenda. Outside the UN, Ambassador Puri was an admired and much-loved person for his qualities of head and heart, and anaffable and winsome nature. The news of Mr. Puri's induction in Modi cabinet immensely pleased his friends and admirers in New York.One of his closest friends, attorney Ravi Batra, sent in his comment to The Indian Panorama which we are hugely pleased to publish here. Mr. Puri assumed office on September 3. The Indian Panorama has had a long association with Mr. Puri who the newspaper featured a couple of times while he was stationed in New York. We are glad to see him in the select group guiding the destiny of a great Hardeep S Puri, Minister of democratic nation of 1.3 billion people. We wish him all State with Independent success and happiness. We also congratulate his Charge of Housing and Urban Affairs wifeAmbassador Lakshmi Puri. --EDITOR Narendra Modi has tapped H. Puri) was walking up and down the aisle to who, like Bond, always rise to the challenge to their head, clean water to drink, clean air to E. Hardeep Singh Puri as the give that last "warm touch" of friendship to succeed handsomely.His innate ability to first breathe and a waste management system PMMinister of State for Housing each nation's PR. The result was that India harness the challenges, develop an action worthy of a nation on a hasty march to enjoy and Urban Development - directly answerable won on the first ballot - with a near- plan, and then effectuate it with sufficient her destiny with youthful vigor of an to him. It's a deeply happy and proud moment unanimous support of 189 countries perseverance, and sometimes with needed educated citizenry. for all of us who know and love Hardeep, and entrusting India with global peace and flexibility, to reach the goal beyond To all who have played the game of who wish India well always (especially, to be security - because of Hardeep Singh Puri. Our expectations. Knowing Hardeep, from friend obstruction of this Portfolio, beware as America's indispensable ally). This most joy and love was palpable and overflowing. We to family, and more, PM Modi just harnessed Hardeep-the-diplomat will overcome you - in difficult of assignments has been given to a saw nation after nation coming over to greet the personal and professional relationships of his unique authoritative style. Perhaps, India man who was born to serve and has much to and celebrate him. The SC seat he won, he a global superlative fiduciary of India to noticed that the very evening of his Oath- contribute to humanity - now, at least to 1.3 worked hard and earned a reputation for provide affordable housing and develop urban taking, he held his first meeting with his top billion Indians who are impatient to realize uncommon maturity in policymaking and a centers that comport to the Paris Accord and subordinates to harness the landscape and their version of the American Dream. healthy distaste for regime change - even if it latest technology. obstacles. The rest, as they say, will soon Like Ian Flemings' 007 James Bond, came camouflaged as Responsibility to Unlike the telephone sector success, when enough be history-making success for India - Hardeep is India's, to achieve the difficult goal Protect. India escaped the landline telephone shortage as entrusted to Hardeep by PM Modi. and do it beyond expectations. My wife, Ranju Everybody knows of Hardeep's service to and misery to 21st century digital mobile (Ravi Batra is a Lawyer; Chairman, National and I were with him and Lakshmi in 2010 in India - from Sri Lanka, to Ambassador in phones, in Housing & Urban Development Advisory Council South Asian Affairs, and the UNGA hall for the Security Council vote London and Brasilia, and as Permanent there is no way to succeed by going 100% Greenstar Global Energy Corp.; and Pro Bono and witnessed that even as the Ballots were Representative to the United Nations in digital - as land will remain analogue, even if Advisor to the Ukraine Mission to the UN in being given out, as India's Permanent Geneva and New York. Now, India has we embed it with digital upgrades. New York. He can be reached at Representative, Hardeep (and DPR Manjeev entrusted an intractable portfolio to a man Yet, every Indian has the right to a roof over [email protected]) Chairman Crowley Pushes for Health Care Protections, Consulate General of India, Immigrant Rights in Government Funding Bill New York NEW YORK (TIP) House constituents. Crowley introduced or co- Special Consular Services Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe sponsored eight amendments - all aimed Crowley (D-NY) introduced a series of at improving the lives of individuals n recognition of special needs and in order to amendments to the government living in Queens, the Bronx, and across facilitate access of members of the Indian funding bill that would defend middle the country, such as ensuring they IDiaspora, Consulate General of India, New York class families against Republican continue to have access to quality will be open on Saturday the 16th of September 2017 attempts to undermine vital health care health care and do not see their tax from 0930 to 1330 hrs. to provide special Consular and immigration priorities. The dollars wasted on President Trump's Services. Crowley amendments would, among detestable immigration policies. Indian Passport holders/US Passport holders of other provisions, secure critical "It's unconscionable that federal Indian origin who have applied for or are in the provisions of the Affordable Care Act dollars would be used to advance the process of applying for Indian Passports/Visa/OCI and prohibit government funds from political agenda of congressional Cards may come to the Consulate and get their being spent on efforts to deport Republicans and President Trump.