In 1915, Jhamandas Watumull, a 29-year-old Indian entrepreneur, and his partner Dharamdas established a retail shop, Watumull & Dharamdas, in Hawaii's O'ahu island. After Dharamdas' death in 1916, his brother, Gobindram, joined to manage the store. Over the years, the family business expanded into a major department store known as...
India's Most Powerful Woman Is Now Finance Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman
One of the fastest rising stars in India's cabinet is its new Finance Minister. She has western experience from her time in the United Kingdom and started out as the top spokesperson for the Prime Minister's party just 13 years ago. For the last two years she was responsible for...
U.S., India Strengthen Defense Cooperation
On December 3, 2018, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis welcomed India's Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to the Pentagon for the fourth set of talks the two defense leaders have held this year. Both nations share "the same principles, values and respect for the rules-based international order," Mattis said at the...
Dramatic Changes Predicted at Future of Asia Conference
According to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council's (LAWAC) Future of Asia Conference that took place on September 15 and 16, "Asia is a continent where the stakes are rising rapidly - both in economic promise and expansion of individuals' horizons, but also in environmental and security challenges." 57 speakers,...