Press Release: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/619372981/india-visa-appointment-delays-reducing-with-a-top-priority-and-innovative-efforts-by-the-state-department-noted-by-fiids WASHINGTON, DC, USA, February 27, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — When the US consulates opened up for visa appointments post pandemic in 2022, there were delays ranging from 300 to 900 days based on visa-categories for visa appointments in India. These delays had widespread impacts on relatives of American […]
Indian Diaspora
On the background of economic slowdown impacting jobs, Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) appeals the President Biden, the members of congress & senate and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) to extend H1B and L1/5 grace periods. With massive layoffs in the tech industry, Jan 2023 […]
Indo-Americans Survey on Issues and Policies important in US2022 Elections: As Indo-Americans encompass ~4.5 million in the United States, FIIDS launched a campaign for Indo-Americans to vote in US 2022 elections to get their voice heard. As a part of the campaign, FIIDS launched a survey of Indo-Americans on issues […]
FIIDS appeals to registered Indo-Americans to vote #IndoAmericanVotesMatter Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) Launched #IndoAmericanVotesMatter campaign for US Election 2022 The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), a U.S.-based non-profit institution for policy research and awareness, launched the #IndoAmericanVotesMatter campaign to increase the participation of […]
Washington, DC Sept 25, 2022 On behalf of Indo Americans / Indian diaspora, Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), a US-based institute for US-India relations, IndoAmerican issues and awareness, FIIDS presented following observations and asks to Hon. External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar ji during his […]
US India Friendship Council (USFC), Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies( FIIDS), and other organizations hosting India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. Jaishankar in Washington DC on Sunday 25th Sept 2022 Time: 3pm to 430pm EST The event video This event was also broadcasted live on Facebook at http://www.fiids-usa.org/FIIDSUA About […]
Seminar: Government of India’s Inclusivity and Diversity Policies Workshop: Building and Scaling Not-For-Profit Organizations Registrations: Seminar: https://tinyurl.com/GPPaswan Workshop: https://tinyurl.com/fiids-workshop Date: Saturday, September 17th, 2022 Seminar time: 10am to 11:30am Workshop Time: 12pm onwards
Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) is organizing a capacity-building workshop on Building and Scaling Not-for-Profit Organizations and inviting Shri Venkatesh Murthy as a speaker who is the Founder and General Secretary of Youth for Sewa (YFS). To Register: https://tinyurl.com/FIIDS-Workshop Date: Saturday, September 17th, 2022 Time: 9 AM […]
Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora (FIIDS USA) is organizing a talk of Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi, Member of Parliament (Rajyasabha), and Senior Spokesperson of BJP on Topic: India’s Role in New World Order and Indian diaspora’s Contribution in it When: Monday 9th May 2022 Time: In person (Silicon Valley) – 5:30pm […]
With about a 4.5million Indo-Americans in the USA, in the 2020 elections, both the democrats and republicans recognize the importance of Indo-Americans’ votes. As Indo-American votes are significant in number in a few critical swing states, encouraging more participation in the election will enhance the influence of Indo-Americans on policy […]