R-Day Special

The South Asian Times Person of the Year-2022 Anil Bansal felicitated at NY Consulate


On behalf of Forsythe Media Group, Consul General of India in New York, Amb. Randhir Jaiswal presented the plaque felicitating Anil Bansal as The South Asian Times-Person of the Year-2022. Joining in the presentation at the Indian Consulate on Saturday January 21.     The South Asian Times wishes you Happy Republic Day 2023.  We are proud to present an all-color 40-page Special Edition celebrating...

Bharat Jodo Yatra: A long-march for Self Rejuvenation


By KS Tomar   Prime Minister Narendra Modi works with the motto of “Na Khauga, Na Khane Dunga '' on his zero corruption in governance approach. He works tirelessly round the clock and his non-stop whirlwind tours around the globe with a tight schedule are talk of the town in the diplomatic circles in New Delhi. The...

Mighty Millets: Super Grains of Power


2023: International Year of Millets Prof. Rajeev K Varshney Super-grain, super-food and wonder-grain are some of the adjectives often used to describe millets, one of the oldest foods known to humans, and probably the first grain used for domestic purposes. The unanimous adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) of the resolution to declare 2023 as...

Amrit Kaal of the Indian Economy


By Dr. Bibek Debroy Recently, India celebrated 75 years of Independence. The idea of Amrit-kaal extends that forward to the next twenty-five years, to 2047, when India will celebrate 100 years of Independence. The India of 2023 is different from the India of 1947 and the India of 2047 will be different from the India of...

India: A Model for World Peace


By Basab Dasgupta  India is a very unique country. Divided into 29 states, each with its own language, food items, attire and local customs, and run by autonomous governments, it has not only survived peacefully but prospered over the past 75 years as the largest democracy in the world. Apart from the aforementioned differences, people from...

A Rising-India story despite global recession


By Lt Gen Dushyant Singh  Higher growth – stable internal and external security environment – sustained economic growth of India despite adverse conditions. There were continuous efforts to give a reasonable living condition to the low middle class by keeping inflation relatively lower than most of the countries in the world including the U.S. and...

India takes centre-stage with G20 Presidency


By Amb. Ashok Sajjanhar India assumed the Presidency of G-20 - the Group of 20 countries comprising 19 large economies and the European Union, for 2023 from Indonesia on December 1, 2022. While accepting this responsibility, PM Narendra Modi said that India’s G-20 presidency will be ‘inclusive, ambitious, decisive and action-oriented’. The G-20 is an international...

Community celebrates India’s 73rd Republic Day across US


New York: The 73rd Republic Day of India was celebrated in Consulate General of India, New York with a flag-hoisting ceremony on January 26th, 2022. Consul General Randhir Jaiswal unfurled the national flag after which the national anthem was sung. The Consul General then read out the address of the President of India. A video congratulatory message received from...

R-Day celebrations in Indian Consulates across US


India Republic Day celebration at India House, Houston Consul General Amit Kumar unfurled the tricolor and read out the President of India’s Address to nation