# 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 13 ISSUE 19 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● MAY 10 - 16, 2019 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news US WILL NOT BACK DOWN UNTIL CHINA STOPS U.S. businesses face significant CHEATING WORKERS, STEALING JOBS: TRUMP market access barriers in India, says Secretary of Commerce NEW DELHI (TIP): Pointing out that trade relationships should be based on fairness and reciprocity,US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross alleged that currently US businesses face significant market access barriers in India US President Donald Trump has said : "The era including tariff and non-tariff barriers, of economic surrender is over."(Screen shot) as well as multiple practices and WASHINGTON (TIP): The US will regulations that disadvantage foreign "not back down" until China stops companies. cheating American workers and Ross was speaking at the Trade Winds stealing its jobs, President Donald Conference in New Delhi, India, May 7 Trump said, May 9, as a top Chinese where he said that their 'goal is to official started talks with his eliminate barriers to U.S. companies, American counterparts on a trade operating here, including data- deal. localization restrictions that weaken contd on Page 32 data security, and increase the cost of doing business.' "India has the world's third largest economy, and by 2030, it is expected to become the world's largest consumer market because of the rapid growth of Future of Democracy the middle class. in India - TIP Survey contd on page 32 India is going through the process of US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and general elections to elect 542 Lok Sabha Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & members and members to Legislative Industry and Civil Aviation co-chaired the Assemblies in some States. The seventh bilateral trade meeting in New Delhi, May 6 and the last phase of voting will be completed on May 19, with counting of votes taking place on May 23. Ambassador Shringla gives message of SUPREME COURT OF The present election has raised many INDIA JUNKS PLEA TO issues, the most important being whether solidarity to Indian community of Kentucky or not Democracy in India will survive if the DEBAR RAHUL ON religion-centric BJP is back in power. LOUISVILLE, KY (TIP): On his trip CITIZENSHIP ISSUE NRIs are a wide-awake class and have to Louisville, Kentucky on 6 May 2019, evinced keen interest in the political goings on in India. They may be citizens of any India's Ambassador to the US Harsh V NEW DELHI country , but they carry India in their Shringla delivered a message of (TIP): The hearts. solidarity to the Indian community Supreme Court , The Indian Panorama is conducting a when he visited the Shri Maninagar on May 9, survey on this single issue whether or Swaminarayan Temple which had dismissed a plea not Democracy will survive in India if witnessed an incident of vandalism in seeking directions religion-centric BJP comes back in power. January 2019. Officials of the Temple to the Centre and Readers may please send in their comments showed him the place where vandalism the Election (not exceeding 300 words) with their took place. In his address, the envoy Commission to photograph and email / phone no. by May gave the message of peace and harmony. debar Congress 12. Their comments will be published in Earlier, Governor of Kentucky Matt president Rahul The Supreme Court May 17 issue of the newspaper. Please email dismissed , on May 9, a Bevin hosted him. Gandhi to [email protected]. Mail to P.O. Box Ambassador Harsh V Shringla with Governor plea to debar Rahul on 190067 South Richmond Hill, NY 11419. of Kentucky Matt Bevin contd on Page 13 contd on Page 32 citizenship issue. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019 NY/NJ/CT 3 Media Endorsement for Melinda Katz as Queens County District Attorney ● 2 Major Indian American Newspapers announce Endorsement ● Primaries on June 25 Jasbir Jay Singh, publisher and editor of Hum Hindustani presenting endorsement to Melinda Prof. Indrajit S Saluja, publisher and editor of The Indian Panorama presenting the Katz. Seen, from L to R: Malini Shah, Jarnail Singh Gilzian, Melinda Katz, Jasbir Jay Singh, endorsement. Seen, from L to R: Malini Shah, Jarnail Singh Gilzian, Melinda Katz, Prof. Indrajit S Sanjeev Jindal, Prof. Indrajit S Saluja Saluja, Koshy Thomas QUEENS, NY (TIP): On May 8, at a attorney and administrator will serve councilwoman, an attorney, and as an worked more against the community gathering at Richie Rich us well. He quoted Melinda as having administrator. Her rich and varied underprivileged than provide Palace, Richmond Hill, publishers of 2 said, "We are entering a new era of experience and record of public service protection to the innocents. As an major Indian American newspapers criminal justice in Queens, and there is make her the most suitable candidate example of the unjust system, she endorsed Melinda Katz for Queens a national movement to bring for the position of District Attorney.She found fault with the provisions County District Attorney. systematic changes to our criminal has often spoken about the broken regarding posting of bail, which quite In his endorsement remarks, Prof. justice system, from instituting bail criminal justice system and her desire often kept the innocents in the prison Indrajit S Saluja, publisher and editor of reform to ending marijuana to fix it. just because they could not furnish a The Indian Panorama , a leading Indian prosecutions to extending warrant "We are confident, with her in the seat cash bail bond. American English language newspaper forgiveness. I look forward to Queens of District Attorney there will be many The gathered supporters of Melinda said, "What prompts us to endorse being an active voice and leader in that changes in the system which will bring opened their purses and made generous Melinda Katz is her record of public change. I will be a DA who is a partner people the much-needed relief. It is for contribution to her campaign fund. service and her wide range of in justice and emphasize crime this reason that we are here to endorse On the occasion, Melinda release a experience as an attorney, a lawmaker, prevention and rehabilitation in Melinda Katz for District Attorney of book of poems by a young poet and an administrator. She has an addition to prosecution." Queens County. Manpreet Kaur Tiger. The book titled outstanding record of being the best Prof. Saluja said, "we believe she will "Melinda's victory in the Primaries on The Soul with a Scar deals with the whatever role she donned". work to make the criminal justice June 25 must be ensured by all. While we subject of woman empowerment. He said that her dedication to public system under her watch more humane request all to join us in endorsing Speaking on the occasion, Ms Tiger said service was appreciate by the and just". Melinda Katz for District Attorney of that she will like women to not keep communities in the Borough of Queens "I encourage all to join me in Queens County, we urge all to vote for their scars to themselves. Rather, share of which she has been President since endorsing Melinda Katz for Queens her on June 25 and ensure a better future them with other women which will not 2014, and they re-elected her for a second County District Attorney and urge all for Queens County and themselves." only lessen the pain but also bring them term in 2017, for the term starting in voters to gift her a resounding victory in Accepting the endorsement from The together in sympathy and action to January 2018. the Primaries on June 25, 2019", he said. Indian Panorama and Hum Hindustani, protect their rights. Prof. Saluja added : "Our criminal Jasbir Jay Singh , publisher and Melinda Katz thanked Prof. Saluja and Melinda Katz, congratulating the justice system is outdated and not in editor of Hum Hindustani, the only Jasbir Jay Singh and held out the young poet. said since the poems are in keeping with the needs of our times. At Hindi language newspaper in the US, assurance to fix the criminal justice English, she will go through them, and best, we can describe it as broken which in his endorsement of Melinda Katz system which she believed was terribly hoped Ms Tiger will come up with needs to be fixed. In this, Melinda's said, "Melinda has a long and broken. She spoke at length about the more literary works. wide variety of experience as an distinguished career as a inadequacies of the system which Others who spoke included Jarnail Singh Gilzian, Malini Shah, Eric Kumar, Fahad Solaiman, Koshy Thomas, and Sofia, a aw student. The media persons - Harkirat Singh Ahluwalia from JUS TV,Balwant Hothi from PTC TV , and Pradeep Gill from Global Punjab interacted with Melinda Katz and some other guests. They were profusely thanked by Prof. Saluja, himself a media person, for their time and presence. Jarnail Singh Gilzian. Melinda Katz released Ms Manpreet Kaur Tiiger's book of poems in owner of Richie Rich English language, titled "The Soul with a Scar". Seen from L to R: Jasbir Media persons with Melinda Katz at the event . Seen from L to R: Pradeep Gill, Palace was the generous Jay Singh, Malini Shah, Jarnail Singh Gilzian, Melinda Katz, Manpreet Kaur Balwant Hothi, Melinda Katz, Prof. Indrajit S Saluja, Jasbir Jay Singh, Harkirat S. Tiger, Prof. Indrajit S Saluja Ahluwalia, Navneet Singh host of the event. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 4 INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019 Engineering Building at University of Houston Dhruv Patel creates history as first Indian renamed after Indian American Couple Origin Chairman of London’s Largest Charity LONDON (TIP): Dhruv Patel, who founded the City Hindus Network, has become the first ever BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) Chairman of London's largest independent grant giver.