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State Of Unrest
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Fifth Column
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Nasty Reality

Kautilya
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Right Angle
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Now For The Home Front

Hung Jury

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INDIAN-AMERICANS

They Matter

• There are more than 1.5 million people of Indian origin in America.
• The median income of an Indian-American family is $60,093 as against the national median income of $38,885.
• More than 87 per cent of Indians in America have completed high school while 58 per cent hold a bachelor's or a higher degree.
• Over 5,000 Indian-Americans serve as faculty members in universities in the US.
• Over three lakh Indian-Americans work in Silicon Valley. Their average income is over $200,000 per year.
• The estimated annual buying power of Indian-Americans is around $20 billion.
• Indian-Americans now play a direct role in political activities. Many are prominent political fund-raisers at the federal, state and local levels.
• This and growing commercial interest in India has resulted in the India Caucus on Capitol Hill going up to 118 members.

Source: Indian Embassy, Washington

True Story
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