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    Newsmakers of the Week                                                   JUNE 19, 2026     |  The Indian Eye 35

                                                                                    Los Angeles voters recognized what Indian American Impact has always
                                 SADANAND DHUME                                 known: Nithya Raman is exactly the leader this city needs. Her vision for a city
                  CFR Names Senior Fellow for                                   where working families can afford to stay, immigrants are protected, and no
                                                                                one is left behind has resonated across one of the most diverse electorates in
                                   South Asia                                   America. As an immigrant herself, Nithya knows firsthand what is at stake for
                                                                                communities like ours.
                                                                                    If she wins in November, South Asian Americans will lead the two largest
                  ew York, NY: The Council on                                   cities in the United States. Indian American Impact could not be more proud
                  Foreign Relations (CFR) has                                   to stand with Nithya, and we will do everything in our power to see her across
            Nannounced the appointment                                          the finish line.”
            of Sadanand Dhume as a senior fel-                                      Since its inception in 2016, Indian American Impact has endorsed and
            low  for  India,  Pakistan,  and  South                             supported 200+ candidates across the country, contributing to the historic
            Asia within its David Rockefeller                                   rise of Indian and South Asian American representation in politics. Through
            Studies Program, the organization’s                                 strategic investments and grassroots organizing, Impact has marshaled up-
            think tank focused on global policy                                 wards of $20 million to candidates and robust voter mobilization and policy
            research.                                                           advocacy efforts, amplifying the voices of South Asian Americans and driving
                In his new role, Dhume will con-                                positive change in communities nationwide.
            duct research on the political econo-
            my and foreign policy of South Asia,                                                MAJOR ABHILASHA BARAK
            a region of growing strategic impor-
            tance in global affairs. His work is ex-                                  United Nations honors Indian
            pected to contribute to CFR’s analysis
            of key political, economic, and diplo-                                            Woman peacekeeper
            matic developments across the region.
                “I am pleased to welcome Sadanand to our Studies Program,” said CFR Se-
            nior Vice President Shannon K. O’Neil. “Sadanand’s distinctive experience as
            a reporter and scholar covering South Asia will provide integral insight into this
            important and dynamic region and implications for U.S. foreign policy there.”
                Dhume is widely recognized for his expertise on South Asia and currently
            authors East Is East, a biweekly column in The Wall Street Journal that exam-
            ines the region’s politics, economics, and foreign policy trends.
                Mr. Dhume is also the author of the biweekly East Is East column in
            the Wall Street Journal on South Asia, focusing on the region’s politics, eco-
            nomics, and foreign policy. Most recently, he served as a senior fellow at the
            American Enterprise Institute. Previously, he worked as a foreign correspon-
            dent for the Far Eastern Economic Review and the Wall Street Journal Asia
            in India and Indonesia.
                The appointment brings to CFR a veteran journalist and policy analyst
            with extensive experience covering and interpreting South Asian affairs.
                His academic background reflects his multidisciplinary expertise. Dhume
            earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Delhi, a Master
            of Science in Journalism from Columbia Journalism School, and a Master of
            Public Affairs from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.  ew York, NY: Indian woman peacekeeper Major Abhilasha Barak, who
                                                                                      is  also  the  country’s  first  woman  combat  helicopter  pilot,  has  been
                                   NITHYA RAMAN                                 Nawarded the prestigious 2025 UN Military Gender Advocate Award.
                                                                                    Barak, who is serving with the UN Peacekeeping in Lebanon, received
               IAI Congratulates Candidate for                                  the award from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a ceremony on

                      Advancing to LA Election                                  Friday here.
                                                                                    “Congratulations to our UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year, Ma-
                                                                                jor Abhilasha Barak of India, who is serving for peace with UN Peacekeeping
                     ashington,  DC:  Indian                                    in Lebanon. Her work shows the critical role that UNIFIL plays & how its
                     American Impact proudly                                    presence is transforming the lives of women & girls, even under the most
            Wcongratulates Nithya Ra-                                           challenging circumstances. Major Barak, you are a role model to those you
            man on advancing to the November                                    serve & those you serve with. Thank you for your service,” Guterres said in a
            runoff election for Mayor of Los An-                                post on X.
            geles – a race that could make her the                                  The UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award is presented an-
            first South Asian American mayor of                                 nually since 2016 to a military peacekeeper - male or female - who has shown
            the nation’s second-largest city.                                   outstanding commitment and leadership in promoting the principles of UN
                This victory reflects the growing                               Security Council Resolution 1325.
            political power of Indian and South                                     The resolution calls on to mainstream a gender perspective in all aspects
            Asian American communities in Cal-                                  of peacekeeping and peacebuilding and to ensure women’s participation in
            ifornia, a state with more than 1 mil-                              peace and political processes.
            lion South Asian residents – the largest such population in the country.  The Resolution also calls for the protection from, and prevention of, con-
                Chintan Patel, Executive Director of Indian American Impact, released   flict-related sexual violence and for an expansion of the role and contribution
            the following statement:                                            of women in UN operations, including uniformed women peacekeepers.
                “Nithya Raman’s advancement to the November runoff is a testament to
            the power of a campaign built on a simple, urgent truth: Los Angeles must be   To read more about Indian diaspora and Global Indians, log on to and follow
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