NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday highlighted the lack of engagement from the Indian-American community on issues affecting India, such as H-1B visa restrictions and trade tariffs, as he welcomed a visiting US Congressional delegation in New Delhi. Tharoor said the five-member delegation, all Democrats with four of them from California expressed “tremendous interest in India” and reiterated that the US Congress continues to value and support the India–US strategic partnership. Some members of the delegation were headed by Ami Bera, who is of Indian origin, and they shared similar views. “We had a very good visit from a US Congressional delegation which consisted of five members of the US House of Congress. They spoke very warmly and positively of the relationsh
'This is surprising': Shashi Tharoor on silence of Indian diaspora in US over H-1B, tariffs; urges community to speak out

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