Photo: March 11, Immigration Summit – Capitol Hill, DC: Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) Request President Biden to extend Documented Dreamers and Spouses of Backlogged Green Card Applicants Relief Similar to Newly Announced Legal Status and Work Permits ———————————————————————————————– Dear President Joseph R. BidenThe White House1600 Pennsylvania […]
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Request to Enhance OPT Rules for Retaining U.S. Trained STEM Graduates Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) submitted following asks to the USCIS and the DHS on OPT for foreign students. On behalf of Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies, we submit a request from foreign students […]
Press Release:Email: info@fiids-usa.orgPhone: 202-318-700020 August 2023Washington, DC:The US-based think tank and advocacy institute, Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), hosted a panel discussion on Sunday 20th August on the recent violence in Manipur, a state of India. During the event, FIIDS published a report on facts about Manipur […]
Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies Appeals Hon. The President of United States Joe Biden, Director of Department of Homeland Security and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to extend laid-off H1B Holder’s Grace period from 2 months to 12 months. Please sign this change.org petition and forward the […]
Indo American publishes issues and policies important for Indian Americans in US 2022 Congressional elections. After launching the #InfoAmericanVotesMatter campaign for Indian Americans registration for voting and increasing voting, the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) today published a list of issues and policy matters important for Indian […]
On April 26, 2022: Submitted to Hon. The Finance Minister of Government of India, New Delhi Based on the survey of Indo-Americans, the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS http://fiids-usa.org), a US-based institute for US-India policy studies and awareness, requests you to consider following requests from the Indian diaspora […]
Vijay Kumar KaulProfessor of Business EconomicsUniversity of Delhi In this article, I am concerned with several questions as follows: (a) How the collapse of the Sri Lankan economy is turning into a political crisis? (b) What is it that has led to the current collapse of the Sri Lankan economy? […]
Feb 12th 2022: Summary: India as a secular country does not have restrictions on Hijab or Barqa in public. However unlike the schools in USA, the schools in India have their uniform dress codes (from pre-independence time, pre-1947). A student in Karnataka, Southern Indian state, was prohibited to participate in […]
In Nov 2021, Pakistan designated Mr. Masood Khan as an ambassador to the United States. However the State Department blocked his appointment till now. Here are some of the alarming facts that are concerning to the United States interests in global peace, anti-terrorism and its relations with strategic partners like […]
Press Release: FIIDS Calls for Immediate Action on Crisis in Bangladesh Date: 7th August 2024 Location: Washington D.C. Contact: Khanderao Kand khanderao@fiids-usa.org The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) expresses deep concern over the escalating situation in Bangladesh, where widespread protests and riots have led to the resignation […]