# 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 7 ISSUE 29 ● DALLAS ● JULY 19 - 25, 2019 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news India’s Focus now is Private Sector led Growth, Invites articles and advertisements for India's Independence says NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar Day special edition. Articles may please BIDISHA ROY be emailed to NEW YORK (TIP): In its first five [email protected] years, the Modi government has done by August 5, 2019. the foundational work for India's Advertising space may please be booked by August 4. Creative targeted growth, and now it's time to of the advertisement / advertising focus on accelerate the growth - which matter for designing an must be led by private sector, says Dr. advertisement may please be Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI emailed to [email protected] Aayog. by August 6. Addressing a gathering at the 'India For any question, please call 646-247-9458. Investment Seminar' organized by the Indian Consulate at New York, July 17, Dr. Rajiv Kumar spoke on India's India is doing more to Investment scenario and economic reforms and interacted with New York's tackle climate change Investment Community. than any other country, In his welcome note, Consul General Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty gave says India's Railway a brief summary of accomplishments of Dr Kumar who took over as Vice Minister in London NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar addressing a gathering at the 'India Investment Chairman NITI Aayog in the rank Seminar' organized by the Indian Consulate at New York, July 17. Consul General Sandeep contd on Page 20 Chakravorty is seen on the right. US House votes to condemn Republic of Palau becomes 76th country to sign the International Trump over his ‘racist’ tweets Solar Alliance Framework Agreement WASHINGTON NEW YORK (TIP): In a rare move, (TIP): Tommy E. the US House of Remengesau, Representatives has President of the India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj Ladwa passed a resolution to Republic of conducted an in-depth Fireside Chat with condemn President Palau, signed the Piyush Goyal Donald Trump's International "racist" tweets against Solar Alliance LONDON (TIP): The Indian High four non-white (ISA) Framework Commission in London in association Democratic congress Agreement, 15 with the Federation of Indian women who have been July 2019, at the Reporters trying to seek comment of House Chambers of Commerce and Industry critical of his harsh Permanent Speaker Nancy Pelosi (FICCI) and India Inc. on July 14 immigration policies. Mission of India Tommy Esang Remengesau, Jr., President of hosted an event in honor of India's The vote on Tuesday, July 16, came days after Trump's tweets to the United the Republic of Palau signing the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Minister of Railways and Commerce about four newly elected lawmakers - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Nations, New Agreement, 15 July 2019, at the Permanent & Industry Piyush Goyal in London of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of York. President Mission of India to the United Nations, New during his UK visit. This was the Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan - triggered Remengesau York.India's Permanent Representative to the Minister's first visit to the UK since widespread uproar. recognized the United Nations, Ambassador Syed taking office in the new Government. Trump, on Sunday,July 14, in a series of controversial tweets, ISA as a key Akbaruddin is seen standing on extreme left India Inc. Founder & CEO Manoj said that four Democratic Progressive congresswomen should initiative for Photo:/ Jay Mandal- On Assignment Ladwa conducted an in-depth just "go back" to where they came from. promoting Fireside Chat with Piyush Goyal, Moved by Congressman Tom Malinowski, the resolution was sustainable energy. Palau became the 76th country to sign which involved a wide-ranging passed by the 435-member House of Representatives, the Lower the ISA Framework Agreement. To date, a total of 54 of the interaction between the minister House of the US Congress, on a partisan line of 240-184 votes. 76 countries have ratified the Framework Agreement. contd on Page 20 contd on Page 20 contd on Page 20 Indian-origin dad serving life term seeks new trial DALLAS (TIP): Three weeks after he was sentenced to requesting a new trial, "arguing that evidence presented life imprisonment for the death of his adopted three-year- against him was prejudicial". old child, an Indian-origin man in Dallas, Texas, has According to The Dallas Morning News, the lawyers for requested a new trial. Wesley Mathews argued that the prosecutors had shown Wesley Mathews (39) was sentenced to life the jury, which sentenced Wesley to life imprisonment, imprisonment on June 26 for the death of his daughter, images of the decomposed body of Sherin. Brook A. Sherin Mathews, in Richardson near Dallas in October Busbee, one of the lawyers for Wesley, claimed jurors 2017. Sherin was adopted from an orphanage in Bihar in "expressed visible emotion when shown the exhibits" of 2016. the body of Sherin. The Dallas Morning News reported that the lawyers for Read full story on www.theindianpanorama.news Wesley had moved a court motion earlier this week, Wesley Mathews and daughter Sherin THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 US FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019 Indian Convicted in Killing of Estranged ASPIRE PAC Endorses Sri Kulkarni; Wife in Arizona Indian American Candidate Running for Texas' 22nd Congressional District HOUSTON (TIP): ASPIRE PAC, the political arm of Asian American and In 2018, he narrowly lost a Congressional race in the Pacific Islander Members of same district to incumbent Congress, voted to endorse and Congressman Pete Olson Avtar Grewal found guilty of killing his support Indian American candidate wife in Ahwatukee in 2007 Sri Kulkarni in his campaign for Texas' 22nd Congressional District in PHOENIX (TIP): An Indian origin the U.S. House of Representatives. man accused of killing his estranged "Sri has served his country and wife in Arizona in 2007 before fleeing community with dedication and to India for several years has been distinction throughout his life, and convicted of first-degree murder. ASPIRE is thrilled to endorse his Twelve years after Avtar Grewal, 44, campaign to represent Texas," said killed his 30-year-old wife Navneet Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY), Kaur, a jury has found him guilty of Chair of ASPIRE. "Sri knows what's first-degree murder for his wife's death at stake in protecting American on July 16. families, and he will fight to protect According to media reports, Grewal access to healthcare and safe schools killed Navneet Kaur in her Ahwatukee for our children in Congress." house in 2007 after she told him she Srinivas Rao Preston Kulkarni is a national security. Sri went on to earn Taiwan, and Jamaica, promoting wanted a divorce. He strangled her and former diplomat and a candidate for a a Master's Degree in Public American values. then submerged her in a bathtub of seat in the United States House of Administration from Harvard, where ASPIRE PAC was established to water and fled to India. He was Representatives in Texas's 22nd he started an initiative called work for fair representation in the arrested by international authorities congressional district in 2020. In 2018, he "Breaking Bread," aimed at reducing U.S. Congress by supporting and and extradited back to the US in 2011. narrowly lost a Congressional race in the partisan hostility and increasing the number of Asian His sentencing is scheduled for the same district to incumbent divisiveness afflicting our country. American and Pacific Islander August 23. Congressman Pete Olson. Inspired by a calling to serve his (AAPI) policymakers and federal Sri received a Pearson Fellowship country, Sri was commissioned as a candidates with large AAPI ‘You had the Nobel to serve as a defense, foreign policy, United States Foreign Service Officer constituencies. The PAC works to Prize?’ Trump learns of and veterans' affairs advisor in the by Secretary of State Colin Powell. In support the values and address the U.S. Senate, working on some of the the Foreign Service, Sri served tours issues important to the AAPI Yazidi activist Murad most critical threats facing our overseas in Iraq, Israel, Russia, community. WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump on July 17 appeared unfamiliar with the work and cause of Nobel laureate Nadia Murad as she Indian Envoy discusses strengthening India US pleaded with him to help the Yazidis of Iraq. Murad, one of thousands of women ties at Leadership Summit and girls from the ancient faith WASHINGTON (TIP) : India's abducted by the Islamic State group as Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan they overran swathes of Iraq in 2014, Shringla participated in a conversation joined a group of survivors of with Dow Wilson, President & CEO, religious persecution who met Trump Varian Medical Systems at the 2nd in the Oval Office on the sidelines of a Annual Leadership Summit of the US- major meeting at the State India Strategic Partnership Forum Department. (USISPF) held in Washington DC July After Murad explained how her 11. mother and six brothers were killed In his remarks, Ambassador and that 3,000 Yazidis remained highlighted the enormous potentials of missing, Trump said, “And you had the the India-US bilateral economic & Nobel Prize? That’s incredible. They strategic partnership. Ambassador gave it to you for what reason?” Shringla said that strengthening trade With little pause, Murad, who was will require empowering ministers and jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize coming up with solutions that are last year, repeated her story. mutually beneficial for both sides. “After all this happened to me, I Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, didn’t give up.