The India Factor
Obama appoints two more Indian-Americans to his legal team
US President Barack Obama has appointed two Indian-Americans, Rashad Hussain and Shomik Datta, to his legal team - the White House Counsel. ...more

Gandhi made Obama possible: Congressmen
Mahatma Gandhi, who was a major inspiration behind American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Junior's movement, laid the foundation of the emergence of a personality like B ...more

India has no better friend, partner than the US: Obama
Greeting India on the occasion of the country's 60th Republic Day, US President Barack Obama said Indians have no better friend and partner than the people of the United States.
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Obama to bat for strong Indo-US ties
Barack Obama has personally voiced his commitment to further build a close strategic partnership between the two countries. ...more

Another Indian-American joins Obama's team
Leading Indian-American lawyer Preeta Bansal has been appointed as the General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the upcoming admini ...more

Obama read Gandhi, among others, to seek inspiration
Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth is among the books that shaped up the articulate President-elect Barack Obama's vision and personality. ...more

Hindu priest for Obama's inaugural prayer
A Hindu woman priest will be among six religious leaders specially invited to participate in the National Prayer Service on January 21, a day after Barack Obama is sworn-in as the ...more

Kashmir a hot spot: Obama envoy
The reference to Kashmir came as passing mention during Rice's testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. ...more

   
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Luo tribe member in most powerful post
Press Trust of India
As Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to occupy the White House, members of the 'Luo' tribe in faraway Kenya are celebrating.
Obama: The hope for African Americans
Maya Mirchandani
As President now, Barack Obama will have to walk a fine line between ensuring he lives up to the hopes of the black community.
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