Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) celebrates the resiliency of the US and Indian Democracies[Milpitas, 07/28/2024] – On the occasion of independence days of the US and India, the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) hosted an august gathering of esteemed elected leaders and community leaders […]
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===================================================================FIIDS offers an online Certificate Program in Civic Engagement and Leadership as a cohort education and internship program for high school students. This unique program blends skills development with education, providing an excellent opportunity for high school students (from 10th grade) to understand and experience public policy making, civic engagement, […]
Congressional Works and Policy Studies (CWPS) Internship program for undergrad and grad students Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) Congressional Works and Policy Studies Internship program offers internships to energetic and self-motivated undergraduate students looking to increase their experience in public policy, service and leadership. The Indo-American Internship […]
Event Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSK1U-UZJglfGAio3xnXAytgJ6nPECIS3 Tech Immigration Summit: Past Event News Coverage: https://m.economictimes.com/nri/latest-updates/us-lawmakers-call-for-addressing-green-card-backlog-and-resolving-h-1b-issues-at-immigration-summit/articleshow/108429767.cms https://www.indiatoday.in/world/indians-abroad/story/green-card-backlog-h1b-visa-tech-immigration-summit-us-policy-democrats-republicans-indian-diaspora-2513924-2024-03-12 https://www.firstpost.com/world/us-lawmaker-advocates-for-removal-of-green-card-quota-for-highly-qualified-indian-professionals-13748269.html Organized by the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora (FIIDS) Date: Monday, March 11th Time: 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Location: Rayburn House, Capitol Hill Topic “The Tech Immigration Policies and their role in Bolstering the US […]
Indians In Canada Under Attacks and Terror Threats : Facts, Analysis and Actions FIIDS Online Panel on Situation of Indians in Canada under attacks and terror threats: On the background of the latest terror threat by SFI extremist Gurpat Pannu warning not to fly by Air India on 19th Nov […]
Indo American Community Leaders and Experts are Disappointed with USCIRF Report on India Context: USCIRF Included India in the Countries of Particular Concern The Foundation of Indian and Indian Diaspora Studies, a US-based non-profit, termed the USCIRF report as biased. “There seems to be a biased agenda of USCIRF generalizing […]
On April 27th, Indian American delegates from all over the United States gathered at Capitol Hill for the Capitol Hill Advocacy Day organized by the Foundation of India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS). The purpose of this event was to raise policy matters and engage in discussions with more than […]
Press Release 3/27/2023Washington DC: Since Oct 2022 over ~250,000+ have been laid off in the USA and this number is growing with companies like Meta and Amazon announcing another round of tens of thousands of layoffs. A large number of these professionals are tax-paying H1B immigrants( estimated 100,000), particularly from […]
As the 118th congress, the speaker of the house, and new India caucus leadership are in place , the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) raises issues and policy matters important for Indian Americans. First of all, we congratulate all the elected representatives, especially the new ones, including […]
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 […]