US Maintains 'Tremendous Cooperation'
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# 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 14 ISSUE 30 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● JULY 24 - 30 , 2020 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news AMERICA US maintains ‘tremendous cooperation’ with UNITED India on Chinese border aggression: Amb Juster AGAINST WASHINGTON (TIP): The Trump Western sector, but also in the central COVID-19 administration has maintained close and East. Throughout all of this, we've contact and "tremendous cooperation" had very close contact with our Indian KEEP SAFE with India on the latest Chinese border counterparts and quite frankly, ● Follow CDC guidelines aggression, America's top envoy in New tremendous cooperation," US ● Observe Social Distancing Delhi has said, asserting that the last six Ambassador to India Ken Juster said on ● Wash Hands Frequently months have been unprecedented in Wednesday in his address to the virtual KEEP AMERICA SAFE terms of the bilateral relationship. India Ideas' Summit organized by the US The troops of India and China have India Business Council. been locked in a standoff in several areas The ambassador's remarks came two along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in days after US Defense Secretary Mark eastern Ladakh since May 5. The Esper described the Chinese military's situation deteriorated last month aggressive activities in the region as Invites articles and advertisements for following the Galwan Valley clashes that "destabilizing". India's Independence Day special edition to left 20 Indian Army personnel dead. Esper also said the US was "very be published on August 14. "For now, (we are) watching the issues US Ambassador to India Ken Juster. closely" monitoring the situation Last date for submission of articles: Aug 2 on the Northern border of India in which between India and China along the Line Photo / Twitter@USAmbIndia Last date for booking space China has raised disputes throughout the of Actual Control. contd on Page 2 for advertisement: Aug 7 Email articles to [email protected] Email advertisements to Randhir Jaiswal Assumes Charge as [email protected] For any question, please call 646-247-9458 Consul General of India in New York STAY SAFE AND BLESSED I.S. SALUJA NEW DELHI (TIP): Ambassador Randhir Kumar Jaiswal , on July 19, COVID-19 assumed charge as Consul General of Worldwide Update India in New York . He has succeeded U.S. records over Page 21 Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty who remained Consul General from April 1,000 new coronavirus 2017 to June 2020. deaths for a second Ambassador Jaiswal 's last posting Green Card waitlist for was as Joint Secretary cum Social day in a row Secretary to the President of India Indians is more than 195 Ramnath Kovind . A 1998 Indian Foreign Over 142,000 lives have been years: US senator Service officer, Jaiswal headed the lost to the virus in the United foreign affairs office of the Rashtrapati States over the last five A 1998 Indian Foreign Service officer, Randhir Bhavan and advised the President on months, the highest in the Jaiswal, on July 19,assumed charge as India's foreign policy. contd on Page 3 Consul General of India in New York world. WASHINGTON (TIP): The deaths from the novel coronavirus Community Stalwart in the United States rose by more than 1,000 for a second day in a row Peter Bheddah Passes Away on Wednesday, July 22, including a record one-day rise in fatalities in HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Mr. Peter Alabama, Nevada and Texas, Bheddah, a community stalwart in the Tri- according to a Reuters tally. A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document State area of New York, New Jersey and The United States has not seen issued to immigrants to the US as evidence Connecticut, passed away on July 21. He was back-to-back days with over 1,000 that the bearer has been granted the 80. lives lost since June 5-6. Weeks after privilege of residing permanently A man of charitable disposition and cases began to surge, 23 states are generous to a fault, Mr. Bheddah was driven now seeing fatalities also rise, WASHINGTON (TIP): The backlog by an overriding impulse to help the needy.He according to a Reuters analysis of for an Indian national to get permanent delved deep into his own pockets and worked deaths for the past two weeks residency or Green Card is more than tirelessly to provide the much-needed succor compared with the prior two weeks. 195 years, a top Republican senator has to the needy in the US as well as India. While deaths are rising in the said, urging his Senate colleagues to Mr. Bheddah was associated with a number United States for a second week in a come out with a legislative resolution to of organizations , and won recognition for his row, they remain well below levels address this problem. community work from all quarters. He was a seen in April, when on average A Green Card, known officially as a recipient of one of the highest civilian honors 2,000 people a day died from the Permanent Resident Card, is a of US- the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, virus. document issued to immigrants to the besides many other. awards. One hard-hit Texas county is US as evidence that the bearer has been Several community and business storing bodies in refrigerated granted the privilege of residing organizations and individuals have mourned A community leader and a trucks after COVID-19 deaths permanently. Senator Mike Lee said on the death of Mr. Bheddah who leaves behind philanthropist, Mr. Peter Bheddah doubled in the span of a week. Wednesday that the current Green Card his wife Dorothy, two daughters, and passed away at 80, at his Port contd on Page 2 Washington, NY residence on policy did nothing for the child of an grandchildren . Read Tribute on page 11. July 21. contd on Page 2 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 TURN PAGE FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020 contd from page 1 (EB3) Green Cards. EB1-3 are different China. categories of employment-based Green "While we continue to debate the best US maintains Cards. way to fix the Green Card backlog, let's PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: ‘tremendous Lee, the senator from Utah, was make sure that no children of the Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja speaking on the legislation moved by affected families are harmed or VICE PRESIDENT: cooperation’ with India Senator Dick Durbin that seeks to deported. Just that simple. I offered a Chitagam Saluja protect immigrant workers and their new bill, very simply stated, to protect on Chinese border children who are stuck in the green card children of immigrant workers act. This CHIEF EDITOR: backlog. brief three-page bill would ensure that Prof Indrajit S. Saluja aggression: Amb Juster "Green cards are critical in the lives of children do not age out while waiting for CONSULTING EDITOR : "We have seen post the (India) visit of so many who are here on temporary a Green Card," Durbin said. Deepak Dwidedi, Chairman, the President several further work visas. The backlog puts families at "Imagine if you brought your children Bhaskar Group, Delhi conversations between the President and risk of losing their immigration status to the United States, worked on an H-1B ASSISTANT EDITOR: the Prime Minister. The Secretary (of as they wait year after weary year to visa and your children are waiting for Bidisha Roy State) has spoken on numerous occasions finally make it through this green card you for the Green Card, you are paying SPL. REPORTER UNO: with (External Affairs) Minister backlog," Durbin said. for them to go to college because they H.S. Panaser Jaishankar. I think it's really solidified "Our bipartisan agreement would add don't qualify as American Citizens for GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: their relationship," Juster said. critical protections that were not in the any type of federal financial aid. You're Deputy Secretary of State Stephen original bill for immigrant workers and making great sacrifices for them and Om Parkash Malik Biegun had spoken not just with Foreign their immediate family members who then the day comes when they reach the DIRECTOR Secretary Harshvardhan Shringla but are stuck in the backlog. They would be age of 21 and they can be deported and ADMINISTRATION: also with a range of counterparts in the able to switch jobs and travel without your family divided," he said. Gauri Beri Indo Pacific region, he said. losing immigration status. And children "Why would we want to let that CONTRIBUTING Juster said there had been a host of of immigrant workers would be happen?" Durbin asked. PHOTOGRAPHERS: ministerial-level interactions between protected from aging out so they will not Noting that he has met many of these Baldev Singh / BJ Videos the two countries, including the one face deportation," he said. young people, the senator said it breaks Gunjesh Desai / Masala Junction between Commerce Minister Piyush The Lee-Durbin agreement would his heart to hear their story that they Jay Mandal, Goyal and US Trade Representative make three changes to the Fairness for may reach a point where they age out Mohammad Jaffer, Robert Lighthizer and Commerce High-Skilled Immigrants Act. First, it and be deported. SnapsIndia Secretary Wilbur Ross. would immediately protect immigrants "That's why I wanted to offer this Mohammad Shahzad, "The two countries also had a strategic and their families who are stuck in the specific single provision. There is no Zia Khan, energy partnership meeting. It is backlog by allowing them to "early file" reason these children should be Nisha Rani showing the breadth and the depth of the for Green Cards. punished for a broken immigration Vaaho Photographers, issues that the two countries work on This would allow workers to switch system.