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How Indian Americans Got the President’s Ear
After years of trying to build influence, the Indian American political world is starting to feel a sense of actual power and clout in the new administration.
A health worker waits to receive a Covid-19 vaccine at a government hospital in Mumbai, India, in January. | Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo
By RIKHA SHARMA RANI
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Rikha Sharma Rani is a writer in Oakland, California, and a contributing editor at Politico Magazine. Follow her at @rikrani.
Shekar Narasimhan started calling and emailing the White House on a Wednesday the same day India’s Covid-19 death toll reached a record 2,000 people in a single day. News of oxygen shortages, overrun hospitals and depleting vaccine supplies had been trickling in from India all week, and Narasimhan, a longtime Democratic fundraiser who chairs a super PAC focused on mobilizing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, was among the rising chorus of Indian American voices calling for
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Walmart, Flipkart, PhonePe and the Walmart Foundation Leverage Global Resources to Scale Initiatives in Support of India s Pandemic Battle
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. and BENGALURU, India, May 3, 2021 /CSRwire/ Walmart is mobilizing its global resources to further expand support for COVID-19 relief efforts in India. Walmart, the Walmart Foundation, Flipkart and PhonePe, along with Walmart’s Global Technology and Sourcing hubs, are collaborating to counter oxygen shortages, support the national vaccination drive and donate to organizations making a difference in communities nationwide.
“Walmart is a global family. We feel the impact of this devastating surge on our associates, families and friends across India, and it’s important that we come together to support however we can,” said Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart Inc. “We feel called to bring our resources to bear in times of crisis, and this moment is no different. We
India s medical device industry is estimated to touch USD 50 billion by 2025 from the current USD 11 billion, the country s Ambassador in Washington Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said, asserting that the US-India partnership in the key sector could provide a robust supply chain for others. Ambassador Sandhu, addressing a webinar, India-US Partnership: Opportunities for collaboration in Medical Devices, organised by Consul General of India in Houston Aseem Mahajan on Tuesday, said while the US stands as the largest medical device market in the world, India is among the largest within Asia. It is fast emerging as a destination for high-end diagnostic services and is a growing market for diagnostic kits, handheld equipment, stimulus equipment of operation rooms, the Indian envoy said.
India-US ties in medical device industry has immense potential: India s envoy
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Last Updated: May 02, 2021, 08:25 PM IST
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Ambassador Sandhu, addressing a webinar, India-US Partnership: Opportunities for collaboration in Medical Devices , organised by Consul General of India in Houston Aseem Mahajan on Tuesday, said while the US stands as the largest medical device market in the world, India is among the largest within Asia.
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India s medical device industry is estimated to touch USD 50 billion by 2025 from the current USD 11 billion, the country s Ambassador in Washington Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said, asserting that the US-India partnership in the key sector could provide a robust supply chain for others.