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VOL 15, No. 793
November 20, 2009
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Periodical Postage
FORT HOOD ATTACK
Dr. Rajiv Shah nominated USAID Chief Details on page 7
COMMUNITY CONCERNED, FEARS BACKLASH
Details on page 29
IAMA plea for more residency slots in US Details on page 37
AICC study says globalization benefits India World Economic Forum celebrates 25 years in India
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GORY SITE: Soldiers moving into the Soldier Readiness Centre at Fort Hood, Texas India Post News Service
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Pak may seek Interpol notice against Musharraf Details on page 7
Osama makes it to world's most powerful Details on page 6
INDIA POST SURVEY survey@indiapost.com This week’s question
Should Indian Americans worry after Fort Hood attack? Last week’s result
Should more Indian-Americans take to politics? YES 68%
NO 32%
NEW YORK: The attack on American soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas by army psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan on Nov 5, in which 13 soldiers were killed and 38 injured, raised serious concerns of a backlash in the form of hate crime, among several Indian American community organizations.
The organizations have, while condemning the attack, sought to assure families of victims of their solidarity. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) of America said it was outraged and saddened by the murder of the brave American soldiers at Fort Hood and expressed its best wishes for the well being of the 38 soldiers wounded in the attack. Details on page 6
India curbs on visas for Pak-born Americans
India registers case against Headley
WASHINGTON: India has tightened visa approval norms for Pakistan-born American citizens, whose applications will now have to be cleared by New Delhi in the wake of the FBI foiling an LeT plot to use Chicago resident David Coleman Headley to target Indian facilities. Union Home Secretary G K Pillai recently issued instructions under which all applications for Indian visa from Pakistani-born US nationals would now be processed and cleared by New Delhi instead of its missions in America. The measure has been taken in view of the unearthing of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) plot, in which the Pakistan-based terror group was planning to use Pakistan-born Headley, 49, to launch major terror attacks in India. Details on page 6
NEW DELHI: The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has registered a case against suspected terrorist David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana to probe their role in various terror strikes in the country, including the 26/11 Mumbai attack. Giving details, Home Minister P Chidambaram told reporters here that this was the fourth case registered by NIA in 2009 in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. The NIA "has been directed to take up investigations", he said. Maintaining that Headley had visited India "several times before 26/11 and once after" the Mumbai terror strikes which left about 180 people dead, Chidambaram said "we are conducting investigations in the cities he visited to find out whom he met and what he did."
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Sikh Summit discusses civil, human rights Details on page 8
Sri Sri, Deoband clerics find middle ground Details on page 8
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