Masood Farivar is a Senior Analyst in VOA’s South and Central Asia Division.
Roughly 5 million people of Indian descent live in the United States, making them the second-largest immigrant group after Mexicans
Experts say nefarious actors are using the assassination attempt to spread wild conspiracy theories
Rare in US history, assassination attempt against former president Trump shines light on a common global phenomenon
Development experts say Asian countries are 'unprepared' for the well-being of their aging populations
Analysts see the former president shifting his focus from terrorism to immigration and border security
War in Gaza has rekindled a movement that had seemed to fade in recent years
Before Oct. 7, a small but growing number of Muslim Americans were gravitating toward Republican Party
Hindutva Watch calls the amount of anti-Muslim rhetoric unprecedented
The term has become a catchall for all people of Asian heritage, but many Asian Americans have mixed feelings about it
Immigrants from South and Central Asia take different pathways to the U.S., but visa backlogs and restrictions have prompted some to try illegal routes.
The number of immigrants from the region jumped by almost 60% between 2010 and 2022, four times the overall rate of growth
Last year, more than 30,000 undocumented Indians were encountered at the US-Canadian border
Ramadan fuels surge in charitable giving, but 85% of donations stay in US
Calls for a legal ban have stalled amid opposition from India’s Dawoodi Bohra community
How an Uzbek refugee’s life was turned upside down after he landed on the FBI’s terror watchlist
Extremism expert says America is experiencing a 'generational hate spike'
American Jewish and Muslim communities bear the brunt of hate incidents as the Israel-Hamas war rages on
Experts say there is a long-standing pattern of rising hostility toward Jews whenever the conflict in the Middle East flares up
Indictments unsealed in Florida mark the second time U.S. prosecutors have targeted Chinese chemical manufacturers
Albemarle Corporation has agreed to pay more than $218 million after US accusations that it bribed officials at state oil refineries in India, Indonesia, Vietnam
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