Suhag Shukla, co-founder and executive director of the Hindu American Foundation, has responded to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who recently questioned the lack of activism within the Indian-American community regarding India's strained relations with the US. In an opinion piece for The Print, Shukla asserted that Indian-Americans are neither "proxies" for India nor obligated to take sides when it comes to the US government's policy decisions on India. Advertisement

Tharoor last week noted the Indian-American diaspora's muted response to several US policies that adversely affect India, such as tariff increases, visa restrictions, and sanctions. He remarked that the community, which has significant political influence and financial success in the US, has largely remained silent on issues a

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