New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Shashi Tharoor, Congress' Thiruvananthapuram MP, has urged the Indian-American diaspora to speak up for India amid the increase in the H-1B visa fee and the 50 per cent tariffs imposed on Indian products. Highlighting the surprising "silence" of the Indian-American diaspora on critical issues affecting the India-US relations, Shashi Tharoor said if they "care about their relationship with their motherland," they must support India's interests.

Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday, September 23, led a significant meeting between a US Congressional delegation and India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs that addressed concerns over H-1B visa hikes, 50% tariffs on Indian goods, and US sanctions on the Chabaha...