www.excelindiaonline.com NATIONAL ENGLISH NEWS MAGAZINE VOLUME: 7 | ISSUE: 03 | MARCH, 2021 | PAGES: 44 | `20 EDITORIAL Why Kamala Harris is a super woman? n fact, the US Constitution doesn’t provide a great role for the Vice-President of America, as her or his job comes into pIicture when only the President can’t discharge duties. But we have every reason now to raise a toast to Kamala Devi Harris, newly minted VP of 240- plus year old democracy, a symbol of women power in today’s world. MARCH, 2021 She symbolises not just the growing significance of women VOLUME: 7 |ISSUE: 03| `20 in the contemporary global politics, but also the Editorial Advisory Board accommodative nature of multicultural societies that have Chukka Ramaiah become the hallmarks of democracies. Daughter of a migrant RK Mishra K Stevenson Indian woman who went to America with dreams in her eyes Bhaskar Tatikonda a few decades ago, Kamala Devi Harris has proved her worth Vijay Kumar several times in the country. 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H.No. 2-2-10/A1, Opp. OU Gate, You can always reach us @ DD Colony, Hyderabad-500 007 www.excelindiaonline.com Phone: 92463 64326 Email: [email protected] EXCEL INDIA | MARCH 2021 3 WHAT’S INSIDE Vice President G-23 faces Kamala Devi identity Harris: crisis in A true Congress trailblazer 07 21 Kamala may Koti run for Vruksharchana presidency How we made it in 2024 grand success 09 23 China and Dreams of Pakistan women play for time can come true with India 15 25 India’s space All eyes on plans begin Didi’s Bengal with a bang 17 27 Excel India Babus to leadership control meet at digital media Warangal grand success 19 29 4 EXCEL INDIA | MARCH 2021 COVER STORY Kamala to play a great role ahead US Vice President’s maternal uncle Gopalan Balachandran analyses her significant saga Kamala Harris taking oath as US Vice President on January 20 California’s attorney general. January 2015 when Senator When she was elected a United Barbara Boxer announced that States senator in 2016, she she wouldn’t be running for became only the second Black reelection she felt “It would be an woman in the chamber’s history. opportunity to take the issues that As she explained in her book, she was driving forward in the ‘The Truths We Hold’, she has California to the national level very little interest in the title or and becoming a U.S.Senator perception of prestige of a job. would be a natural extension of Gopalan Balachandran “What mattered to me was the the work she was doing” She job”. In summer 2014, when she announced her candidacy for the amala Harris’s Vice was the Attorney general of senate seat. She won the senate Presidency will be significant California she was offered the post election in 2016. Almost fKor more than the simple reason of the Attorney General of US. She immediately, made a name for that she is the first woman and considered the offer and felt that herself in Washington with her woman of colour to be elected Vice under the circumstances there withering prosecutorial style in President of United States. After would not be sufficient time and Senate hearings, grilling her all a former San Francisco district resources for her to “create real adversaries in high-stakes attorney, she was elected as the reforms at the national level.” moments that at times went viral. first Black woman to serve as For the same reason, in It might be considered rather EXCEL INDIA | MARCH 2021 5 COVER STORY strange that someone so immigration etc. So far her dedicated to devising and solo have focused heavily implementing social on COVID-19, such as programs at national level when she held a virtual should accept to be the vice listening session with president of US, which was African American mayors the butt of jokes of not only last week to discuss the comedians but vice presidents administrations' relief as well proposal. The vice p[resident’s However, as covid-19 active role in administrations and economic relief is changed in a fundamental brought under control way under the presidency of there is no reason to doubt Eisenhower. It reached a that the Biden/Harris peak under the presidency of administration will turn Obama when Biden was the their focus to domestic vice p[resident.In August issues where Kamala’s 2020, when Biden announced inputs will be valuable. his selection of Kamala as his Meanwhile, she has to running mate, and appeared Kamala Harris with President Joe Biden manage her role as the with heron stage he leader of the senate recounted how, when then-Sen. Kamala legislative actions-bill especially in times of tied votes. Barack Obama chose him as his etc- concentrated mainly in And unlike Biden, who over vice presidential running mate, "I domestic areas- welfare of two terms as vice president never told him I wanted to be the last children. Criminal law reforms, cast a tie-breaking vote in the person in the room before he made health care etc. She was quite Senate, Harris has already found the important decisions.”As vice active in sponsoring legislation herself needing to jump in twice president, Joe Biden oversaw an figuring in top quarter of sponsors and may have to do that again array of issues important to the in the senate. There is no doubt soon when the coronavirus relief Obama administration: she will be active in these areas in bill gets voted in Senate. implementing an economic the Biden administration. In addition it is extremely recovery act, shaping foreign However, asked in a recent s important that the coalition that policy from Iraq to Ukraine, and interview what her signature brought Biden to power - the Afro- strengthening cancer issue would be, replied she has one Americans and other minorities do research."That's what I asked focus: “Making sure Joe Biden is a not break up before the mid term Kamala," Biden said. "I asked success”. elections in 2022. Biden will have Kamala to be the last voice in the So far, however, she has spent to depend on Kamala heavily in room, to always tell me the truth, most of her time as vice president his efforts to maintain the which she will. Challenge my largely at Biden's side, ever coalition, given her strong roots to assumptions if she disagrees. Ask present with him at signing events the civil rights movement, her the hard questions. Because that's and speeches, watching and record in criminal justice and the way we make the best following his lead while only progressive views on immigration, decisions for the American starting to whittle away at a health care etc. people." separate portfolio for herself. That So all in all Kamala has her During Trump’s presidency, should not be surprising. work out but there is no doubt she the vice president’s role and At the moment the Biden will rise to the occasion and in four importance had been eroded administration’s main objective in years time a strong contender for substantially taking it to the time the domestic sphere is to control the presidential nomination of her of early presidents. There is no the Coronavirus pandemic, bring party! doubt that Kamala will not only relief to those affected by restore it to the level it played in unemployment under the (Gopalan Balachandran is the Obama/Biden administration pandemic environment, correcting a geo strategic expert and but take it to higher levels never the adverse impact of Trump international relations, based before seen in US history. administration in the areas of out of New Delhi) 6 EXCEL INDIA | MARCH 2021 COVER STORY Vice President Kamala Devi Harris: A true trailblazer US vice president and proudly of African American cultures, Asian and Jamaican/ African notably attending a reputable descent. Prior to this, she was historically black college, Howard. notably California’s first Indian- In 2014 at the age of 50, she is American to serve as District married to California attorney Attorney of San Francisco, Douglas Emhoff.