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Jalal Baig, Kapil Komireddi, Sumit Ganguly

THE TRUTH ABOUT: The power of indians abroad | History Defined

A man holds up an Indian flag at a rally featuring. U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sept. 22, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

As the latest wave of COVID-19 crashes over India, the country’s large diaspora has been frantically trying to help its homeland. It is doing so both directly, through financial and material support, and indirectly, by lobbying U.S. businesses and Washington to do more. In turn, businesses and the U.S. government have mobilized rapidly to send oxygen concentrators, medical supplies, ventilators, and personal protective equipment to India.

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